Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Liquidation World Inc., an Alberta discount retailer, was fined $18,000 today for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
Blog Post #135 – Fall Protection – Section 26.3 of the Construction Regulation 213/91- Seventh in Series
Section 26.3, subsection 8 states,
“The following additional requirements apply to a guardrail system that is made of wire rope:
1) The top rail and intermediate rail shall be made of wire rope that is at least 10 mm in diameter, and the rope shall be kept taut by a turnbuckle or other device.
2) The outward deflection of the top rail and the intermediate rail resulting from the loads specified in subsection (5) shall not exceed beyond the edge of a work surface.
3) The system shall have vertical separators at intervals of not more than 2.4 metres and horizontal supports at intervals or not more than 9 metres.
Blog Post #126 – Fall Protection – Section 26.5 and 26.6 of the Construction Regulation 213/91- Fifth in Series
Section 26, subsection 5 states, “A guardrail system shall be capable of resisting anywhere along the length of the system the following loads when applied separately, without exceeding the allowable unit stress of each material used: 1. A point load of 675 newtons applied in a lateral direction to the top rail; 2. A point … Continue Reading
Blog Post #124 – Fall Protection – Section 26.3 of the Construction Regulation 213/91- Fourth in Series
Section 26.3, subsection (3) states,
“The guardrail system or protective covering required under subsection (1) or (2) may be removed temporarily to perform work in or around the opening if a worker is adequately protected and signs are posted in accordance with subsections 44(1) and (2).”