A contractor must ensure that-
- 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;
- no person is required to work in a fall risk position, unless such work is performed safely;
- fall prevention and fall arrest equipment are-
(if) 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
- fall arrest equipment is used only where it is not reasonably practicable to use fall prevention equipment.