Fixed support system requirements 14.14(1) The owner of a building or structure must ensure that a permanent
anchorage system used as the fixed support in a travel restraint
system or fall arrest system for that building meets the following
requirements:
(a) the anchor has an ultimate capacity of at least 22.2 kN in any
direction in which the load may be applied for each worker
attached;
(b) the anchorage system is certified by a professional engineer as
having the required load capacity;
(c) where the anchorage system is used in conjunction with a
suspended work platform, the system is designed, constructed
and used in accordance with CAN/CSA Standard-Z91-02, Health and Safety Code for Suspended Equipment Operations and CAN/
CSA-Z271-10 (R15), Safety code for suspended platforms.
14.14(2) When a permanent anchorage system cannot be used at a workplace,
an employer must ensure that the temporary fixed support in a
travel restraint system or fall arrest system meets the following
requirements:
(a) when a fall arrest system without a shock absorber is used,
a support used in a fall arrest system must be capable of
supporting a static force of at least 8 kN without exceeding the
allowable unit stress for each material used in the fabrication of
the anchor point;
(b) when a shock absorber is used in a fall arrest system, the support
must be capable of supporting a static force of at least 6 kN
without exceeding the allowable unit stress for each material
used in the fabrication of the anchor point;
(c) a support used in a travel restraint system must be capable of
supporting a static force of at least 2 kN without exceeding the
allowable unit stress for each material used in the fabrication of
the anchor point.
M.R. 128/2019
No sharp edges 14.15 An employer must ensure that no component of a travel restraint
system or a fall arrest system comes into contact with a sharp edge
that could cut, chafe or abrade any component of the system.
