Presentation by: John VanLenthe Consultant IAPA

1. TRAINING – TRAINING – TRAININGPROTECTING YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET - - PEOPLE - -BY MANAGING THE OPERATION OF YOUR LIFT TRUCK OPERATOR PLACEMENTS. . .SAFELY Presentation by: John VanLenthe Consultant IAPA

2. AGENDA • Legal Requirements under Act and Industrial Regulations • Review and Implementation of the new Ministry of Labour Guideline • Discuss what you need to do to match your people with the needs and equipment of your clients Questions ….. Anytime

3. LEGAL STANDARDS ANDBEST PRACTICES • Industrial Regulations (O.R. 851) • lift trucks (Section 52) • mobile equipment (Section 54) • material handling equipment (Section 56 + 59) • vehicle (Section 57) • powered equipment (Section 58) • CSA Standard B335-94 • MOL Guidelines for the Safe Operation & Maintenance of Powered Lift Trucks

4. Legislative Requirements Applying to Lift Trucksmade under theOccupational Health & Safety ActandRegulations for Industrial Establishments

5. Occupation Health & Safety Act* General Requirements Only*- Employer Sect. 25- Supervisor Sect. 27- Worker Sect. 28

6. Employer Responsibilities S. 25(1) An employer shall ensure that, (a) the equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided; (b) the equipment, materials and protective devices provided by the employer are maintained in good condition; (c) the measures and procedures prescribed are carried out in the workplace; …

7. Employer ResponsibilitiesS. 25(2) Without limiting the strict duty imposed by subsection (1), an employer shall, (a) provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker to protect the health and safety of the worker; (c) when appointing a supervisor, appoint a competent person; (d) acquaint a worker or person in authority over a worker with any hazard in the work and in the handling, storage, use, disposal and transport of any article, device, equipment or a biological, chemical or physical agent; (h) take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker.

8. Supervisor ResponsibilitiesS. 27(1) A supervisor shall ensure that a worker, (a) works in the manner and with the protective devices, measures and procedures required by this Act and the regulations; and (b) uses or wears the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the worker’s employer requires to be used or worn.

9. Supervisor Responsibilities S. 27(2) Without limiting the duty imposed by subsection (1), a supervisor shall, (a) advise a worker of the existence of any potential or actual danger to the health or safety of the worker of which the supervisor is aware; (c) take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker.

10. Worker ResponsibilitiesS. 28(1) A worker shall, (a) work in compliance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations; (b) use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the worker’s employer requires to be used or worn; (c) report to his or her employer or supervisor the absence of or defect in any equipment or protective device of which the worker is aware and which may endanger himself, herself or another worker; and (d) report to his or her employer or supervisor any contravention of the Act or the regulations or the existence of any hazard of which he or she knows.

11. Requirements of Lift Trucksunder theRegulations For Industrial Establishments

12. Record Keeping - Sect. 6 Where under section 5 , 51, or 68, a report or permanent record is prescribed to be kept, it shall be kept for, (a) a period of at least one year; or (b) such longer period as is necessary to ensure that at least the two most recent reports or records are kept.

13. Construction, Inspection & Operation – Sect. 51 • A lifting device shall, (a) be so constructed, of such strength and be equipped with suitable ropes, chains, slings and other fittings so as to adequately ensure the safety of all workers; (b) be thoroughly examined by a competent person to determine its capability of handling the maximum rated load as rated, (i) prior to being used for the first time, and (ii) thereafter as often as necessary but not less frequently than recommended by the manufacturer and in any case, at least once a year, and a permanent record shall be kept, signed by the competent person doing the examination; (next)

14. 51(1) con’t. A lifting device shall … (c) be plainly marked with sufficient information so as to enable the operator of the device to determine the maximum rated load that the device is capable of lifting under any operating condition; (d) have a cab, screen,canopy guard or other adequate protection for the operator where the operator may be exposed to the hazard of falling material; (e) when it is a pneumatic or hydraulic hoist, have controls that automatically return to their neutral position when released.

15. 51 con’t. (2) A lifting device shall be operated, (a) only by, (i) a competent person, or (ii) a worker being instructed who is accompanied by a competent person; and (b) in such a way that, (i) no part of the load passes over any worker, (ii) where a worker may be endangered by the rotation or uncontrolled motion of a load, one or more guide ropes is used to prevent rotation or other uncontrolled motion, and (iii) subject to subsection (3), when its load is in a raised position the controls are attended by an operator.

16. 51 con’t. (5) Where a lifting device is equipped with limit switches, the switches shall, (a) automatically cut off the power and apply the brake; and (b) not be used as an operating control unless designed for such use, in which case a second limit switch shall be located behind the control limit switch.

17. Lifting Personnel – Sect. 52 A crane, lift truck or similar equipment shall be used to support, raise or lower a worker only when, (a) the worker is on a platform, (i) equipped with adequate safety devices that will automatically prevent the platform and load from falling if the platform’s normal support fails, (ii) suspended from a boom that does not move, and the person is attached to a separate lifeline suspended from the boom or fixed support capable of supporting at least four times the weight of the worker, or (iii) attached to a mast , or boom which (A) is hydraulically or pneumatically operated, and (B) is equipped with a safety device that will prevent free fall of the platform in the event of a pressure line failure; (con’t)

18. 52 con’t. (b) where the equipment is not designed for the specific purpose of hoisting personnel, the load applied to the crane, lift truck or similar equipment is less than one half of the maximum rated load; (c) the platform has a sign indicating the load described in clause (b); (d) where the controls are located … (e) except when the controls are operated from the platform, the controls are attended and operated by another worker.

19. Mobile Equipment – Sect. 54 • Mobile equipment shall, (a) when lighting conditions are such that its operation may be hazardous, have head lights and tail lights that provide adequate illumination; (b) when exposed to the hazard of falling material, have a screen or canopy guard adequate to protect the operator; (c) be used to transport a person, other than the operator, only when that worker is seated in a permanently installed seat; and (d) subject to subsection (2), be operated only by a competent person. (2) Clause (1)(d) does not apply to mobile equipment operated by a worker while the worker is being instructed and accompanied by a competent person.

20. Impaired View – Sect. 56 Where the operator of a vehicle, mobile equipment, crane or similar material handling equipment does not have a full view of the intended path of travel of the vehicle, mobile equipment, crane or similar material handling equipment or its load, the vehicle, mobile equipment, crane or similar material handling equipment shall only be operated as directed by a signaler who is a competent person and who is stationed, (a) in full view of the operator; (b) with a full view of the intended path of travel of the vehicle, mobile equipment, crane or similar material handling equipment and its load; and (c) clear of the intended path of travel of the vehicle, mobile equipment, crane or similar material handling equipment and its load.

21. Immobilized / Secured – Sect. 57 A vehicle left unattended shall be immobilized and secured against accidental movement.

22. Blades Lowered/Supported – Sect. 58 Powered equipment shall not be left unattended unless forks, buckets, blades and similar parts are in the lowered position or solidly supported.

23. Loading – Sect. 59 Except for the purpose of a test of the material handling equipment, no material handling equipment shall be loaded in excess of its maximum rated load.

24. Ministry of Labour’s Guideline for the Safe Operation and Maintenance of Powered Lift TrucksJuly 1999

25. TRAINING An employer has a clear duty to: • establish the competence of the worker who is to operate a powered lift truck, either through training or in some other way (What this entails in practice is explained in Section 4 of this Guideline)

26. COMPETENCE OF OPERATORS Competent lift truck operators must know: • how to operate the particular class of truck to which they have been assigned • be aware of hazards associated with the work they have been asked to do • be able to operate the truck in a manner that protects both their own safety and the safety of others. It is the responsibility of the employer to establish a worker's competence to operate a powered lift truck.

27. So … Why Do I Need To Assure Operators are Trained ? And this …

28. Mississauga News, July, 2002 THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS Teen dies in workplace accident Last day on job for teenLOUIE ROSELLA Jul 24, 2002 Ontario's Ministry of Labour (MOL) has launched an investigation into the workplace death of a Streetsville teenager. Bart Piotrowski, 17, was killed Thursday when the forklift-like vehicle he was operating slammed into a staircase at the Wal-Mart Distribution Centre on Maritz Dr. The teen was working his last shift for Supply Chain Management (SCM), which operates the warehouse. He had been on the job for two weeks.

29. Legal Requirements IR-51(2) – “A lifting device shall be operated … only by.. a competent person.” MOL Guideline states: “An employer has a clear duty to establish the competence of the worker who is to operate a powered lift truck, either through training or in some other way.” (Section 3) “It is the responsibility of theemployer to establish a worker's competence to operate a powered lift truck.” (Section 4) TRAINING TRAINING TRAINING

30. Class 1 – Electric Motor Rider Trucks Class 7 – Rough Terrain Lift Trucks 7 Vehicle Classes Class 6 – Electric and Internal Combustion Engine Tractors Class 2 – Electric Motor Narrow Aisle Trucks Class 4 – Internal Combustion Engine lift trucks – cushion tires Class 5 - Internal Combustion Engine lift trucks – pneumatic tires Class 3 – Electric Motor-driven Hand Trucks

31. Lift Truck Attachments Forks Carton clamps Side shifter Fork positioner Roll / drum clamps Push / Pull attachment Rotator attachment

32. Standard Forks Fork Variables Block forks Carpet pole Fork Extensions Coil-handling forks Folding forks Plywood and Lumber forks Spark Resistant forks

33. Carton Clamp Hydraulic clamping attachment allows parts to be picked up and moved without the use of forks Used in appliance manufacturing, paper plants

34. Side Shifter Allows sideways movement of both forks to enable easier and safer pickup from sides of buildings and trailers. Never to be used at heights to compensate for an operator’s lack of skill

35. Fork Positioner Allows inward and outward adjustment of the forks to compensate for differing load widths while maintaining the forks centered to the vehicle

36. Roll or Drum Clamp Used for moving large rolls of product or drums Can be single or multi-lift Used in steel mills, manufacturing, chemical industries

37. Push / Pull Attachment Typically used with “slip sheet” application Allows product to be moved or stacked without the use of pallets

38. Rotator Used to rotate the load Used with both fork and clamp attachments Used to dump garbage containers used in foundries for pouring molten metal Used in chemical industry to pour materials into batch machines

39. Special Application Lift Trucks

40. That’s why we have to assure that training has been conducted ! All workplaces are different. All workplaces have different equipment. All workplaces have different size loads.

41. What can I do to make sure we make the right placement with the client ? • Ask the right questions of the client. • Confirm their answers, where possible. • Ask the right questions of your placements. • Confirm their references. • (see sample questionnaire)

42. To recap our discussion … • The law is the law, is the law ! • There are 7 classes of lift trucks and even more types of attachments • The Guidelines can provide us with some rationale for having a lift truck safety program • We all have a duty to keep our workers safe while on-the-job !

43. Questions ? Thank You !