BYLAW - Appoint Building Inspector - 19620205 - 151462OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
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OF THE BUILDING TRADES: PROTECTION ACT 1960 AND AMENDMENTS
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WHEREAS it is necessary under the provisions of The
Building Trades Protection Act, 1960 and amendments thereto,
to appoint one or more inspector$ to enforce the provisions
of the Building Trades Protection Act, 1960 and amendments
thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CORPffiATION
OF THE TOWN OF AURORA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS::
1. That Alfred E. Jubb and John Thompson be and they are
hereby appointed the Inspectors for the Municipal Corporation
of the Town of Aurora, pursuant to the provisions of The
Building Trades Protection Act, to enforce the terms and
provisions of the said act.
2. That the said Nlfred E~ Jubb and John Thompson shall
be paid $1.00 annually for the satisfactory and faithful
performance of their duties required of them under and pursuant
to the terms and provisions of the said A«t, the said duties;
to be performed by the said Alfred E. Jubb and John Thompson
in conjunction with their duties required of them as Building
Inspector and Assessment Commissioner, respectively, of the
Corporation of the Town of Aurora, it being understood that
the remuneration of the said Alfred E. Jubb and John Thompson,
as such Building
cover also their
Act.
Inspector and Assessment Commissioner, is to 'W
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READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 5 DAY OF FEBRUARY 1962
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Interpre-
tation
Appointment
of inspectors
In unorganized
teni tory
Power of
in spector to
give orders
Offence
Protection
of persons
employed on
buildings
THE BUILDING TRADES PROTECTION ACT
Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1960
Chapter 42
1. In this Act,
(a)"building" includes any structure roofed in or in-
tended to be roofed in and capable, when complet-
ed, of affording protection and shelter;
(b)"inspector'' means an inspector appointed for the
purpose of enforcing this Act. R.s.o. 1950,
c.4l, s.l, amended. ·
2. The council of every city, town, township and village
shall, by by-law, appoint a sufficient number of com-
petent persons to be inspectors for the purpose of en-
forcing this Actin the municipality. R.s.o. 1950,
c.41, s.2.
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3. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint inspec-
tors to enforce this Act in territory without munici-
pal organization. R,S.O. 1950, c.4l, s.3.
4. (1) Where an inspector finds that any provision of
this Act is being contravened in the case of any build-
ing, he may give such orders in writing as may, in his
opinion, be required to secure due compliance with such
provision, and, upon any such order being made and until
it is carried out, the work upon that part of the build-
ing in which the contravention occurs shall be suspen-
ded,
(2) Every person to whom the order of the inspector
is directed who disobeys or who knowingly permits any
person under his direction and control to disobey the
order or to carry on work in contravention of subsection
1 before the order is carried out is guilty of an of-
fence and on summary conviction is liable to a fine of
not more than $50 for every day upon which the default
occurs. R.s.o. 1950, c.41, s.4.
5. In the erection, alteration, repair, improvement or
demolition ·of any building, no scaffolding, hoists, stays,
ladders, flooring or other mechanical and temporary con-
trivances shall be used that are unsafe, unsuitable or
improper, or that are not so constructed, protected,
placed and operated as to afford reasonable safety from
accident to persons employed or engaged upon the build-
ing. R.S.O. 1950, c.41, s.5.
Requirements,
General
Requirements
as to completion
of arched floors,
etc.·
Completion of
floor where
fireproof filling
not required
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6, The following requirements shall be complied with in
the erection, alteration, repair, improvement or demoli-
tion of any building:
1. The floors of all scaffolding, whether standing
or suspended from overhead, shall be at least
four feet wide and there shall be a railing or
guard not less than three feet nor more than
four feet from the flooring on the outside of
the scaffolding for the protection of persons
working thereon.
2 •. Where the scaffolding or staging is swung or sus-
pended from an overhead support, it shall be so
secured as to prevent its swaying to and :fro.
3. Where poles are used in scaffolding, the poles
shall be securely lashed at every point of con-
tact, and, where square timber is used in scaf-
folding, it shall be securely spiked or bolted
at every point of contact.
4, . No lumber or timber shall be hoisted in a single
sling.
5. Where a hoist is used for ra1s1ng materials for
use in a building, the shafts or openings shall
be protected at each floor by a barrier not less
than three feet nor more than four teet from the
level of the floor, and the barrier shall be
placed not less than two feet from the edge of
the shaft or opening in which the hoist is operat-
ed •. R.S.O. 1950, c.41, s.6.
7 •. (l) Where the plans and specifications require the
floors .to be arched between the beams thereof,or
where the floors or filling-in between the floors
are of fire-proof material, the flooring or fill-
ing-in shall be completed as the building progres-
ses to not less than within three tiers of beams
below that on which the ironwork is being erected.
(2) Where the plans and specifications do not require
filling-in between the beams of floors with fire-
proof material or brickwork, the contractor for
the carpentry work in the course of construction
shall lay the underflooring of the building on each
storey as the building progresses to not less than
within two storeys below the one to which the build-
ing has been erected.
Where double
floors not
used.
Where floor
beams of iron
or steel
Skeleton
steel-frame
buildings
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(3) Where double floors are not to be used, such
contractor shall keep planked-over the floor two
storeys below the storey where the work is be-
ing done.
(4) If the floor beams are of iron or steel, the
contractor for the ironwork or steelwork of a
building in course of construction or the owner
of the building shall thoroughly plank over the
entire tier of iron or steel beams on which the
structural ironwork or steelwork is being erected,
except such spaces as are reasonably required
for the proper construction of the ironwork or
steelwork and for the raising or lowering of
materials to be used in the construction of the
building and such spaces as may be designated by
the plans and specifications for stairways and
elevator shafts. R.S.O. 1950, c.41, s.7.
8, In the case of what are known as skeleton steel frame
buildings, ~compliance with the following requirements
is sufficient and it is not necessary to comply with
the requirements of section 7.
(1) As soon as the steel frame of a building is
erected to the first column-splice above the
first floor-level, a flooring of two-inch plank-
ing shall be laid over the floor beams on the
floor immediately below the first column-splice,
making a temporary floor over that part of the
area of the building inside columns at that level,
except in places where it is necessary to have
openings for the passage of material for building
above that point, and when erection has reached
a point level with the next column-splice, the
planking used as temporary floor at the first
column-splice shall be removed and placed as
before at the second splice, and so on to the
top of the building.
(2) A double flooring of two-inch planking shall be
laid down immediately under a~y derrick for a
sufficient space about the derrick to protect
workmen on the floors below that on which the
derrick is working and to hold with safety the
materials hoisted by the derrick.
(3) Rivetters' staging shall be so constructed as to
secure the reasonable safety of the rivetters and
a temporary floor shall be provided on -the girders
and floor beams immediately below the portion of
the floor upon which the rivetters are working,
sufficient for the protection of workmen engaged
below that floor.
In cities
and towns
Saving of
powers of
municipalities
Restriction
on applica-
tion of Act
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(4) The steelwork may be carried on in advance of
the construction of permanent floors. R.S.O.
1950, c.41, s. 8.
9. In cities and towns the following requirements shall
be complied with in erecting, altering or repairing
any building.
(1) When the work is located on the line of a street
or within three feet of the inside line of the
sidewalk of a street, before any of the work
above the sidewalk or footway is commenced,
there spall be erected over the sidewalk or foot-
way of the street a covered passageway or inde-
pendent structure not less than eight feet high
at the lowest side above the level of the side-
walk or footway and of sufficient strength to
protect the public using the sidewalk or footway.
(2) If a building is to be erected within seven feet
of the inside line of,the sidewaik on a street,
a strongly constructed close-boarded fence or
barricade, not less than six feet high, shall
be erected along the inside line of the sidewalk.
(3) No person shall place any stone, brick, lumber,
or any building material, fence, barricade or
temporary sidewalk so as to obstruct the free
passage of water in drains, gutters or water
courses, and the roofs of all covered ways shall
be kept clear of any material. R.S.O. 1950,
c.41, s.9.
10. Nothing in this Act affects any by-law relating to the
matters mentioned in this Act that is lawfully passed
by a municipal council, or the authority of a munici-
pal council to pass any such by-law, so far as the
by-law imposes additional or more stringent require-
ments than those imposed by this Act. R.S.O. 1950,
c,41, s.lO.
11. Sections 6, 7 and 8 do not apply to any building not
more than two storeys in height nor to any farm build-
ing nor to any work being done upon a building by its
owner or occupant in person. R.S.O, 1950, c,41, s.ll •
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This copy of The Building Trades Protection
Act is prepared for purposes of convenience
only, and for accurate reference recourse
should be had to the Statutes.