3 meter tie off rule

[hosmerunited]

looking but not having luck looking for when this rule was first introduced into work practice.
if anyone can give me some info it would be great fully appreciated.
mike

[Big Daddy Badger]

Are you talking about tying off to a hard point when worked at height?

[Dick284]

Alberta OHS, and OHS explanation guide.

http://employment.alberta.ca/searchaarc/

Seems to me a lot of this came into force in the early 90's or real late 80's.

[catnthehat]

There are many places where it is considered amndatory to tie off as soon as you are either one lift up on a scaffold (aproximatly2m) or as soon as you are off the ground, regarless of height.

We wore a safety rope on our belts in the late 70's in industrial construction, but the rule was not inforced until about the mid 90's IIRC.
If someone asked for a safety harnes back in the day we would not put them into the air , thinking they were scared!!

However, as far as the history of when it was first implimented, I am not sure.
Cat

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by Dick284

Alberta OHS, and OHS explanation guide.

http://employment.alberta.ca/searchaarc/

Seems to me a lot of this came into force in the early 90's or real late 80's.

Probably about right. Too many shinglers falling of roofs. Can't be rigidly enforced cause I still see lots of framers 3 stories up without one. Companies have their own regulations and are often stricter than OHS, cause the penalties for negligence are way up there. Did some hoarding work for Shell a few years ago that involved a roof on 8 ft' walls. Wouldn't even let us walk the walls to nail trusses down.


Grizz

[Dick284]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams

Probably about right. Too many shinglers falling of roofs. Can't be rigidly enforced cause I still see lots of framers 3 stories up without one. Companies have their own regulations and are often stricter than OHS, cause the penalties for negligence are way up there. Did some hoarding work for Shell a few years ago that involved a roof on 8 ft' walls. Wouldn't even let us walk the walls to nail trusses down.


Grizz

Alot of this was driven by a few high profile incidents in the line trade.

One incident I was on site, and knew the person who died.

The other incident was a guy from the same company, who I had worked with on a few occasions. He survived, but multiple broken bones and smashed pelvis was the end result.

[Big Daddy Badger]

All of these rules are written in blood.

[glen1971]

The best one I liked was working on an 8' step ladder, one client wanted us tied off.. No matter if we were up one step or 6...

[Mikezilk]

OH&S in Alberta states 3m. Companies can adopt a more stringent policy, as many have and mandate all work above 6 feet. But the OH&S code is also only applicable if the worker has the potential to fall onto a flat surface basically. If the worker can fall onto a surface that could cause more bodily harm than that of a flat surface then they must be tied off.

That is what a fall protection plan will address.

But basically companies are required to police their own policies and develop them in the best interest of the workers.

[Fisherpeak]

At my site it`s 6 feet.And you get fired if you take your work gloves off.I hate the place,friggen Teck Coal.