QUESTION
Where in Ontario OHS laws does it say that you need to complete a specific training course to inspect storage racking’
ANSWER
Nowhere.
EXPLANATION
Storage racks are subject to pre-start health and safety review (PHSR) requirements under Sec. 7 of the OHS Industrial Establishments Regs. The PHSR must be performed by a professional engineer. And you don’t get to be a professional engineer unless you take the appropriate courses.
In Feb, the MOL proposed revising the requirements. Instead of a PHSR by a professional engineer, employers would have to ensure that the following tasks are carried out by a person with adequate knowledge, training and experience:
- Installing or uninstalling a storage rack;
- Inspecting the storage rack for wear, corrosion, damage, missing or incompatible parts; and
- Making a record of the results of each inspection and providing them to the employer.
This proposal remains on ice and I believe is unlikely to be adopted by the new Ontario Progressive Conservative government. If I’m proven wrong, you can be certain that we’ll report it in OHSI.
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