Posts Tagged As: Section 26 of the Construction Regulations

Blog Post #132 – Fall Protection – Section 26.3 of the Construction Regulation 213/91- Sixth in Series

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Section 26.3, subsection (7) states, “The following additional requirements apply to a guardrail system that is made of wood: 1. The wood shall be spruce, pine or fir timber of construction grade quality or better and shall not have any visible defect affecting its load-carrying capacity. 2. The wood shall be free of sharp objects … Continue Reading

Blog Post #126 – Fall Protection – Section 26.5 and 26.6 of the Construction Regulation 213/91- Fifth in Series

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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 #122 – Fall Protection – Section 26.3 of the Construction Regulation 213/91- Third in Series

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Since section 26.3 is very extensive, I will break up the description into two or three separate blogs to cover all the information and for my interpretations of the law.

Section 26.3 (1) states,

“Despite paragraph 1 of section 26, a guardrail system that meets the requirements of this section shall be used if a worker has access to the perimeter or an open side of any of the following work surfaces and is exposed to a fall of 2.4 metres or more:

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