Inspections & Recertifications
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Inspections of:
- 1. Harnesses
- 2. Lanyards
- 3. Soft Goods Equipment
- 4. Tripods
- 5. Davit Arms
- 6. Confined Space Equipment
- 7. Ladder Climbing Systems
- 8. Horizontal Lifelines
- 9. Anchor Points – Pull Test
Re-Certification of:
- 1. DBI/Sala
- 2. Protecta
- 3. North
- 4. Miller
- 5. MSA
- 6. Latchway
- 7. Tractel
Effective August 1st, 2019, CSA implemented a new standard regarding the certification and use of Self-Retracting Lifelines (SRL) & Self-Retracting Devices (SRD).
Updated marking and specifications will be changed from Z259.2.2 to Z259.2.2-17
For SRLs that were made to the previous standard, these devices won't require the updated inspection criteria for re-validation. These devices should be evaluated under the relevant standard requirements that were in place at the time of their manufacture.Inspection & Re-Certification Schedule
| Type of Use | Application Examples | Conditions of Use | User (ANSI/CSA) | Competent Person (ANSI/CSA) | Product Re-Validation (CSA) |
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| Infrequent to Light | Rescue and confined space, factory maintenance. | Good storage conditions, indoor or infrequent outdoor use, room temperature, clean environment. | Before each use | Annually | At least every 5 years but not longer than the interval required by the manufacturer. |
| Moderate to Heavy | Transportation, residential, construction, utilities, warehouse. | Fair storage conditions, indoor and extended outdoor use, all temperatures, clean or dusty environment. | Before each use | Semi-annually to annually | At least every 2 years but not longer than the interval required by the manufacturer. |
| Severe to Continuous | Commercial construction, oil and gas, mining, foundry. | Hard storage conditions, prolonged or continuous outdoor use, all temperatures, dirty environment. | Before each use | Quarterly to semi-annually | At least annually but not longer than the interval required by the manufacturer. |