PART X FALL PROTECTION — Definitions

"anchorage point" means a secure point of attachment for a lifeline or lanyard;

"arborist" means a worker trained and employed, in whole or in part, to climb trees for an economic or scientific purpose, including

detection and treatment of disease, infections or infestations, (ii) pruning, spraying or trimming, (iii) repairing damaged trees, (iv) assessing growth or harvesting potential, or "lifeline" means a vertical line attached to a fixed anchor point or a static line and to which a lanyard and a ropegrab may be attached; restraining a worker who is at risk of falling, or (ii) stopping a worker who has fallen; is attached to a lifeline and a lanyard, and (ii) locks itself immediately on the lifeline in the event of a fall; has sufficient size and strength to adequately support a worker who falls on to the surface, and (ii) is sufficiently horizontal to prevent a further fall from the surface by a worker who has fallen on to the surface; that is attached horizontally to 2 or more fixed anchor points, and (ii) to which a fall arrest system is attached.

scientific research;

"body belt" means a belt worn by a worker as a means of fall restraint;

"debris net" means a net that is used to catch material and debris that can drop from work areas;

"fall arrest system" means a system of physical components attached to a worker that stops a worker during a fall;

"full body harness" means a harness consisting of leg and shoulder straps and an upper back suspension unit that distributes and reduces the impact force of a fall;

"guardrail" means a system of vertical and horizontal members that warns of a fall hazard and reduces the risk of a fall;

"lanyard" means a flexible line used to secure a worker to a lifeline, a static line or a fixed anchor point;

"means of fall protection" means a fall protection system and includes a harness, net, rope, body belt, structure or other equipment or device or means of

"personnel safety net" means a net that is used to catch a worker during a fall;

"ropegrab" means a mechanical fall-arrest device that

"safe surface" means a surface at a workplace that

"softener" means padding or hoses that are used with a lifeline or static line to prevent a rope from being cut or chafed; and

"static line" or "horizontal life line" means a rope