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S-2.1, r. 13 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety

Section 347
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347. Full body harness: A full body harness shall comply with CAN/CSA Standard Z259.10 Full Body Harnesses and be secured by a fall arrest connecting device to an anchorage system, in accordance with sections 348 to 349.1. Such assembly shall limit the maximum fall arrest force to 6 kN or the free fall distance to 1,8 m.
O.C. 885-2001, s. 347; O.C. 1411-2018, s. 28.
347. Full Body Harnesses: A safety harness shall comply with the CAN/CSA Z259.10-M90 standard Full Body Harnesses and be used with one of the following systems:
(1)  a shock absorber attached to a lifeline preventing a fall in excess of 1.2 m;
(2)  a harness retractor that includes a shock absorber or that is attached thereto.
The shock absorber shall comply with the CAN/CSA Z259.11-M92 standard Shock Absorbers for Personal Fall Arrest Systems.
The lifeline shall comply with the CAN/CSA Z259.1-95 standard Safety Belts and Lanyards.
The harness retractor shall comply with the CAN/CSA Z259.2-M1979 standard Fall-arresting Devices, Personal Lowering Devices and Life Lines.
O.C. 885-2001, s. 347.
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