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

Section 3.9.17 Disposition versions

2014-07-17

3.9.17. Boatswain’s chair:

(1)  Any boatswain’s chair shall:

(a)  be prohibited to persons under 18 years of age;

(b)  be built of material able to support 115 kg with a safety factor of 4;

(c)  be not less than 600 mm wide and 250 mm deep;

(d)  be suspended from a hoisting ring by a metallic structure or by means of slings at the 4 corners and crossing beneath the seat; and

(e)  be equipped with:

i.  retaining devices preventing any swaying;

ii.  stirrups so as to avoid numbness of the legs;

iii.  (subparagraph revoked);

iv.  a back; and

v.  reinforcement blocks at each corner which extend at least 230 mm beyond the front of the chair.

(2)  The boatswain’s chair shall conform to CAN3-Z271-M84 Safety Code for Suspended Powered Platforms, with the necessary modifications.

(3)  Where the boatswain’s chair is moved by means of a manually operated winch, that winch must be equipped with at least 2 independent braking devices, including an automatic brake, that shall serve only for that purpose.

(4)  A worker in a boatswain’s chair must wear a safety harness secured by a fall arrest connecting device to an anchorage system, the whole in accordance with sections 2.10.12 and 2.10.15. Where a rope grab fastened to a vertical life line is used, it must be a Class ADP rope grab.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, s. 3.9.17; O.C. 807-92, s. 5; O.C. 35-2001, s. 16; O.C. 606-2014, s. 13.

2012-09-01

3.9.17. Boatswain’s chair:

(1)  Any boatswain’s chair shall:

(a)  be prohibited to persons under 18 years of age;

(b)  be built of material able to support 115 kg with a safety factor of 4;

(c)  be not less than 600 mm wide and 250 mm deep;

(d)  be suspended from a hoisting ring by a metallic structure or by means of slings at the 4 corners and crossing beneath the seat; and

(e)  be equipped with:

i.  retaining devices preventing any swaying;

ii.  stirrups so as to avoid numbness of the legs;

iii.  (subparagraph revoked);

iv.  a back; and

v.  reinforcement blocks at each corner which extend at least 230 mm beyond the front of the chair.

(2)  The boatswain’s chair shall conform to CAN3-Z271-M84 Safety Code for Suspended Powered Platforms, with the necessary modifications.

(3)  Where the boatswain’s chair is moved by means of a manually operated winch, that winch must be equipped with at least 2 independent braking devices, including an automatic brake, that shall serve only for that purpose.

(4)  A worker in a boatswain’s chair must wear a safety harness complying with section 2.10.12.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, s. 3.9.17; O.C. 807-92, s. 5; O.C. 35-2001, s. 16.