| (a) |
designate a competent person to be responsible for the preparation of a fall protection plan; |
| (b) |
ensure that the fall protection plan contemplated in paragraph (a) is implemented, amended where and when necessary and maintained as required; and |
| (c) |
take steps to ensure continued adherence to the fall protection plan. |
| (2) |
A fall protection plan contemplated in subregulation (1), must include— |
| (a) |
a risk assessment of all work carried out from a fall risk position and the procedures and methods used to address all the risks identified per location; |
| (b) |
the processes for the evaluation of the employees' medical fitness necessary to work at a fall risk position and the records thereof; |
| (c) |
a programme for the training of employees working from a fall risk position and the records thereof; |
| (d) |
the procedure addressing the inspection, testing and maintenance of all fall protection equipment; and |
| (e) |
a rescue plan detailing the necessary procedure, personnel and suitable equipment required to affect a rescue of a person in the event of a fall incident to ensure that the rescue procedure is implemented immediately following the incident. |
| (3) |
A contractor must ensure that a construction manager appointed under regulation 8(1) is in possession of the most recently updated version of the fall protection plan. |
(4) A contractor must ensure that—
| (a) |
all unprotected openings in floors, edges, slabs, hatchways and stairways are adequately guarded, fenced or barricaded or that similar means are used to safeguard any person from falling through such openings; |
| (b) |
no person is required to work in a fall risk position, unless such work is performed safely as contemplated in subregulation (2); |
| (c) |
fall prevention and fall arrest equipment are— |
| (i) |
approved as suitable and of sufficient strength for the purpose for which they are being used, having regard to the work being carried out and the load, including any person, they are intended to bear; and |
| (ii) |
securely attached to a structure or plant, and the structure or plant and the means of attachment thereto are suitable and of sufficient strength and stability for the purpose of safely supporting the equipment and any person who could fall; and |
| (d) |
fall arrest equipment is used only where it is not reasonably practicable to use fall prevention equipment. |
| (5) |
Where roof work is being performed on a construction site, the contractor must ensure that, in addition to the requirements set out in subregulations (2) and (4), it is indicated in the fall protection plan that— |
| (a) |
the roof work has been properly planned; |
| (b) |
the roof erectors are competent to carry out the work; |
| (c) |
no employee is permitted to work on roofs during inclement weather conditions or if any conditions are hazardous to the health and safety of the employee; |
| (d) |
all covers to openings and fragile material are of sufficient strength to withstand any imposed loads; |
| (e) |
suitable and sufficient platforms, coverings or other similar means of support have been provided to be used in such a way that the weight of any person passing across or working on or from fragile material is supported; and |
| (f) |
suitable and sufficient guard-rails, barriers and toe-boards or other similar means of protection prevent, as far as is reasonably practicable, the fall of any person, material or equipment. |
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