Bill 80 (Legislature 2, Session 4)

L2 S4 10685

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 80 of l913. An Ad fo. r the ProLe.ction of Itm"SOns Empl{)yed in the Constmdion of Buildingf; and Excavations. (Assented tP 1913.) H IS MA.JESTY, by and with t~e advice and consent of the Legis1aLiv!3 Affi:lernuly of tlHJ Pjrovince of Alberta, ena,cts a:'l follows: 1. This Act may be cit-ed as ''T~e Building Trades Protection Short tit,e. Act. 2. In thU.

Act-- Tnterpre!f·· (a) "Building" shall include any structure roofed in or !}~~ildlnf" intended t{) be. r{)ofed in, a,nd capable when c{)mpleted of affording protection .an shelter; (b) "Excavation" shall mean any trench in the ground at "Exeavar a depth of more than fio r"eot; tion" (c) "Inspector" shall mean ·f n inspector appointed by a "Inspectck' municipality or by the r,· utenant Governor-in-Gmncil for the purpose of enforci g the provisions of this Act. (d) "Muncipality" meanl'i an includes any incorporated "Mun\~1- municipality, whether .a. city, town, village or rural pallty municipality. to enforce this Aet within the limi of the municipality. l:':.~~~c~o4s. 3.

Every municipality shall ap~int an inspector or inspector~ Appnln~l (2) 'l'he Lieutenant Go,·ernor- n-Conncil may appoint an inspector or inspectors to enforce is Act. in territory outside of municipalities. 4.

Where any inspector appoint. d under this Act finds that Inspect~* any provision of this i\ ct is being violated in the case of any :;:,'::;pl~~n ~' lmilding or excavation he may gi e such orderFJ in writing as ~~\~n~ro may, in his opinion, be required t Recurc due complianee with Act. such provision, an.d upon any such order being made and until work to I. the same is oarried out tbe work ·u on that part of the builc'ling cease ulfll or excava.t~o-n in which the default ccurs shall be suspended. ~~~~~':1.

(2) Every per!'lon to whom the Ol' er of the inspector is directe-d Penabltdyl r~ l d . ·b k · 1 · d h' d!so e e ce w 10 ISO eys or nowmg y per1uts any person un er Is to order. direction and control to disobey a y such order or to carry on work in violation of subsection ( 1 hereof\ before the order i;; complied with shall be guil.ty of a · offence and liable on sum- mary conviction to payment of ·a nalty not exceeding $50 for every clsy upon which snch default occurs. 5.

In the ereetion, alteration. r~a1r, improvement or dcmoli- unsaret ~ • • • • , i • • appara u hon of f\.11\" hmh:lmg, no sca.ffoldmg, hmst..'i, sta.v~. lttdders, ftoonng not to b or other meeha.nicnl anrl temporar ' contrivances shall be used used. which are unsafe, ummiuable or i proper, o-r which are not so constructed, protected, placed and o erated as to afford reasonable safety from aceident to persons e Joyed or engaged upon the building or excavation., 6.

The following reguLations shkll be complried with in the R~lhulatif~ erection, alteration,- repair, impr.ove~ent or demolition of every rc,r flo,;;; ~,f building: . sc:lJ'fold•. ( 1) The floors o.f all scaffolding st~ended from overhead shall be at lAast t.wo and one-half f.eet wi e and the floors of aU stand ing scaffolding shall be at least :fiour eet wide; all such scaffolding ~hall, unlett'l the same is dispesncd '-th by written authority of

2 the Inspector, have a railing or guarl not less than three nor more than four feet fr.om the floori g on the outsid{l of the scaffoldin for the protection of person working thereon. (2) wtere scaffolding or staging s "swung" or suspend~d ~:W.;-1 ds. from an overhead support it shall be s secured as to prevent 1ts swaying to and fro. ( 3) Where poles are used in sc.aff lding the poles shall be Poles. securelv lashed at everv point of co tact, and where square timber ·is used in scaffolding, the same hall be securely spiked or bolted at every point of contact.

(4) No lumber. or timber shall be h .. ted in a si_ngle sling. . ~~~~~.g ( 5) ~Where hoists are used for r ng matenals for use m Openin s buildings, the shafts or openings shall be protJected at eaoh floor tor hofsts. by a barrier not less than three feet no more than four feet from the level of· th{l floor, and the barrier s all be placed not less !han two feet from the edge of the shaft or opening in which the hoist is operated; provided that upon e level or floor in actual mr by such hoist suoh barrier shall not be phced across the openings used for entrance or exits to r from such hoists.

(6) All ladders shall extend at ast four feet .tbovc :my Ladders. iltaffold, s1Jaging or floor. 7.

Where tl1e .Jlrns and specifica "uns require the lloors to lflooring 1 t~~ b(; arched between -the hemns thereof, where the floor~ or filling t~ ~~~~~~ iu bct.wcen the floors are or filling in shall be completed n.;; the ~~ifJ'!;;s building of {ireproof material, tl flooring (or excavation progresses. progres~ee to not less than within tl ree storeys below that on vv hich the iron work is being erected. (2) \Vhere the. plans and specifica ions do not require filling Iind~r- t in lJeiween the beams of floors with reproof material or brick t:>~ 0 ~o';,fpie'ie~ work, the contractor for the carpen r work, in the course of ~~t~~ft~~n const.rur-tion, shall lay the under floor"ng of the building on each building h b 'ld' ' · l } progresses. storey as t e m mg or excavabon rogresses to not ess t 1an '~"ithi.n two st.oreys below the one to ich the building has been erected. r:) Where double floors are not be used, such contractor ~100 'f" n~ed shall keep planked over, with planks properly sooured, the floor o~er, a two storeys below the storey where the work is being performed. ( 4) If the Hoor beams are of iron or steel, the contractor for ~ron ft'ior ~ the iron or steel work of 1a building or excavation in course of pl:~~d o e . tl f h "ld" • h ll over on constructwn, or 1e owner e sue a m mg or excavat.lon s a which struf- thoroughly ·plank over the entire tie of iron or steel beams on }11rfl 1work which the structural iron or steel w rk is being erected, except e~edt'e~~ such spaces as may be reasonably required for the proper construction of such iron or steel w rk and for the raismg ~or lowering .of materials to be used in th construction of. such builo- ing and such spaces as may he de ignated by the plans and specifications for stairway;, and elcv.ai' r sha.its. 8.

T n the case of what are knownl skeleton steel frame build- Regulatlonf. ings, compliance with the following gulations shall be sufficient, f~n tfra:: e and it shall not be necei\sary to comp y with the requirements of buildings.

section 7:

(1) As soon as the steel frame of a building is erected to the J£ach noo~ first column oplice above the first floo level, a flooring of two-inch ~Ya.!':ed a planking shall be laid over floor hea s on the floor immediatelv the ~rame below the first column splice, makin. a temporary floor over that ;.';,'i.:ches nqor part of the area ot the building or ·eavation inside column>~ at above. that level, except in pla('e.9 where it i necessary to have opening~ f10r the pw01sage of material for buildi g above that point.

When erection has reached a point level ith the next column splice the planking used a:'l .a temporary floor at first column splice Fhall be removed> aml placed as b fore at second splice, and so ·on to the top of the building.

(2) A double flooring of two-inch~planking shall be laid down Doubl.e immed1ately under any derrick for a sufficient space about the ~~a.re~mg derrick ~o p~otect W?rkmen on the floo~F below that on whk·h derricks. the derrick IS workmg and to hol with safetv the material~ hoisted by the derrick. ·

(3) Riveters' staging shall bel sconstruoted as to secure the ~~;1tter~b reasonable safety of the riveter~:> an a temporary floor must be be ~fe rnd provided on the girders and floor ams immediately below the be,;:;~orar portion of the floor upon which the 'veters are working, sufficient provided. for the protection of workmen eng ed below that floor. I ( 4) The steel work may be carr ed on in advance of the ~i~ 1 b:o kne construction of permanent floors. ~ ~~~~'!. e_ ent lloor 9.

In cities and 'towns the fol wing regulations shall be !'legulatlo " complied with in erecting, alterin 10r repairing any building, ~~,.?~~les nd provided such city or town has no by by-law made regulations ~a~tng n applicable to itself regarding such attcrs: Y aws.

(1) When the work is located n the line uf any street oi.t covered within three feet of the inside line f the sidewalk of any street •. g~s~~~;tefo before any of the work above the idewalk or footway is oom- mier 1 menced, there shall be erected ove the sidewalk or footway of 8 dewa k the street a covered passageway or i dependent structure not less than e-ight feet high at the lowest side abovQ the level of the sidewalk or footway and of sufficient :;trength to protect t.he public using the sidewalk ol' footway. (2') If a. building or excavation is~to be erected or made within Barrier ~ f f 1 ' · 'd l' f h. 'd 11 be erecte seven oot o t 1e UlSl e me o t · e s1 ewa { on any street, a on ln!!id sttong~y ~'.onst1:u<:tedi clo.oe-oo.arded ence or ~a.r~ica~e, not less ~~~~w':.~k. than s1x feet h1gh, E'hall be erected long the ms1de hne ()f such :;idevvalk.

(3) No pernon shall pla-ce any ftone, brick, lumber or any ~cit':· btc:., building material, fence, barricade r temporary sidewalk so as ou'itU<Jt~ t to obstruct the free passage qf w.ater · the drains, gutters or water ~~vet~? 0 courses; and the roo£s of all covere ways shall be kept clear of ~~s "~~a '" any material whatever. · ( 4) All sewers, ditches, dmins ir any other excavation of t'f~~s e~~a~~ whatever nature shall be properly s orecl up, so as to prevent the >Shored u~. J.~aving in of the ground, after a evth of four feet has been excavated from the ground level. . 10.

The provisions of this Aet £all he read and applie{l as ~uc~P~~- bJ supplementary to t.he by-laws of every municipality in this mentary 1 to Province, where any such exist, bu where no by-law has been g~~?~~~~ pas-;ed dealing with the matters c rered by this Act then the provisions herein shall rupply. b 'ld' h . h . h ' . app ca o m mg not more t an. two storeys 1 . e1g t .or to any excavatiOn or certal less than four feet deep, nor to any arm building or excavation, sections. 11.

Sections 6, 7 and 8 of thistAct shall not apply t.o any Lim1I1t otfl f nor to any work being done upon building or excavation by the owner or occupant thereof in pe son. 12. Nothing in this Act contain:d "hall in a.ny way decrease ·";it rot t> or lessen the liability or obligations f any person or oorporat.ion l'iagflity under ((The Workmen'8 Compen8at n Act, 1908." ~~g;kmt's Compen5~~ - tion Act.'

No. 80 FOURTH SESSION SECOND LEG~LATURE R GEORGE V 1913 BILL An .A.ct for the Protection of Persons Employed in the Construction of Buildings and Excavations.-: Received and read the First time ........ . Second time ..... . Third time .................. . HoN. C. R. MITCHELL EDMONTON: J. W. JEFFBR.Y, Government Printer A.D. 1913 Title: 1913 (2nd, 4th) Bill 80,

An Act for the Protection of Persons Employed in the Construction of Buildings and Excavations

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S4 10685
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L2 S4 10685
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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