Can you back this up with some kind of proof?
New deer stand-should be painted ?
- Thread starter timandkimandshea
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Can you back this up with some kind of proof?
- Location
- Western Manitoba
Painting a ladder - in Saskatchewan, under OH&S workplace safety regulations. Was intended to prevent "hiding" a crack in the wood ladder by painting over it. Did not know other provinces had similar...
Ladders
252 (2) An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that:
(a) no wooden ladder or stepladder is painted with any substance other than a transparent coating;
Ladders
252 (2) An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that:
(a) no wooden ladder or stepladder is painted with any substance other than a transparent coating;
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Runningfool
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
I thought the law was only in Alberta but regardless, the OP is in Ontario and it’s not illegal here. When someone like Stampeed is so smart to know such an obscure law, yet too dumb to notice where the OP’s tree stand is located it tells you a lot about the worth of their contributions to this board.
You call that a stand!? In Vancouver that would be a $1000/month appartment! lol
IHSA Ontario:
'Wooden ladders deteriorate more rapidly than
those made of more durable materials. They
must never be painted because paint hides signs
of deterioration and may accelerate rotting by
trapping moisture in the wood. However, they
may be treated with a clear non-toxic wood
preservative or coated with a clear varnish.'
holzmeister
Regular
- Location
- Neumarkt Ontario
Well played sir.
Well played indeed.
Runningfool
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
Well played? You both are aware of what IHSA Ontario is right? You both are aware there is a difference between something that is “illegal” and a recommendation from a safety association?
- Location
- Western Manitoba
The Sask. OH&S regulations I quoted above, and I suspect the IHSA Ontario regulation, applies to work places - is enforced, at least in Saskatchewan, by workplace inspectors from Sask. Dep't of Labour. Yes, violations can get you into court, especially if you are an employer - fines, usually, although jail time for some offences is on the books. Don't think it has a thing to do with you if you are not in a "workplace"...
- Location
- Western Manitoba
Did some reading based on Post #30 that came up while I was typing Post #31. I will stand corrected. IHSA is apparently a Health and Safety Association and is certified as training resource? Not the same at all to Sask. OH&S Regulations, which truly are a "law" - (actually a provincial Regulation) - complete with penalties for non-compliance and an inspection and enforcement system - but specifically for "work-places" - need a "worker" and an "employer", or a "self-employed worker", for it to apply. I am sure Ontario has a similar system, but it is not, apparently "IHSA Ontario"
Runningfool
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
Sure you do! That’s why you jumped in to tell everyone (erroneously) that it was illegal! You’re saving CGN one mask/painted ladder at a time! Hahahaha. I bet you think people who paint ladders deserve a kick in the balls too!
holzmeister
Regular
- Location
- Neumarkt Ontario
Yes well aware BUT there is merit to this. The reasoning behind it makes total sense. Much like when I wear a fall arrest harness when I am in the treestand. Better safe than sorry.
Obscure ?
It is pretty much common knowledge for anyone who has worked in construction.
Do you find many things obscure ?
Runningfool
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
It is most certainly an obscure law. Many things are common knowledge but that doesn’t make them illegal. Painting a ladder may be ill-advised but you claimed it was illegal and that is what I took issue with. If it isn’t an obscure law then you should have no trouble posting up several examples of the law across Canada (besides Alberta).
Clearly you do give a rat’s a$$. I thought you said in another thread that lying was against your Judeo-Christian values?
OK Runningfool, you win.
Being discouraged from painting wooden ladders is obviously a plot by the government to oppress you and deprive you of your rights.
Strike a blow for freedom. Grab that can of tremclad and go at it!
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M12shooter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- East St. Paul, mb
Simply paint the wood with durable exterior latex and some artistic flair matching the proposed background. Smell and all that jazz is not a big deal IMO as I have deer tracks right in front of my wood box blinds all the time.
