The next MOL Biltz will involve a province-wide loading dock inspection blitz. All industry sectors will be affected.
Loading docks and shipping areas have exposure to the four highest hazard priorities for Ontario's prevention system: contact with machinery, motor vehicle incidents, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), and slips, trips and falls."
Inspectors will be looking for
- vehicles unsecured against accidental movement (O. Reg. 851, section 57)
- an absence of signalers, or signalers who are not fulfilling their duties (O. Reg. 851, section 56)
- pedestrian traffic hazards, with the movement of vehicles in and out, and other mobile equipment; this would include clearances, lighting, barriers, warning signs…
- floor and ground surfaces, making sure there is no accumulation of garbage, no tripping hazards, ice, snow, uneven surfaces…
- related hazards, such as falls, lifting devices and forklifts, conveyors, material handling from heights, hazardous chemicals, flammable and explosive substances, personal protective equipment, guarding, lockout...
- items unsecured against tipping or falling (O. Reg. 851, section 46)
- worker training related to hazards they are exposed to.
Are you in Compliance?
For assistance with reviewing and ensuring your dock safety standards and practices are in compliance with the law and keeping your employees safe, contact PHS Solutions at jebidia@phssolutions.ca or call 416-270-7689.
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