S-2.1, r. 4 - Safety Code for the construction industry

Section 3.24.4 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

3.24.4. Rescue following a fall: Within 12 months after 5 May 2011, the employer must, before the beginning of the work,

(1)  develop and test a rescue procedure that allows the rescue, within 15 minutes, of a worker who, following a fall, is suspended in a safety harness;

(2)  provide the equipment necessary for the implementation of the rescue procedure;

(3)  ensure that, if rescue is effected on ropes, the equipment used

(a)  complies with one of the following standards:

i.  Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and System Components, NFPA 1983, as it applies when the ropes are manufactured;

ii.  Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue and Self-Rescue Systems, Subsystems and Components, ANSI/ASSE Z359.4, as it applies when the ropes are manufactured; or

iii.  the standards in section 2.10.12; and

(b)  is used exclusively for that purpose, except the safety harness; and

(4)  ensure that a rescuer, who was trained to rescue a worker suspended in a safety harness, is present at all times on the work premises. The nature of the rescuer’s work must not compromise a quick and efficient intervention. A rescuer may also act as first-aider if so provided in the rescue procedure.

In addition, a rescue drill for a worker suspended in a safety harness after a fall must be carried out every 6 months.

O.C. 391-2011, s. 2.