Pre-start Health and Safety Reviews (PSR) are designed to ensure machine safety compliance standards for Ontario businesses. While there are specific instances under which a Pre-start Health and Safety Review are required, many companies have begun performing internal audits of their manufacturing lines and other major equipment in order to reduce insurance costs, risk, [...]
A major risk for any industrial workplace, is the rapid combustion of fine particles in the air. Dust explosions occur anywhere that there is enough dispersed combustible material in the air. They are particularly dangerous in confined spaces where the explosive power, under extremely high pressure, can cause flying shrapnel, which is [...]
One of the first things that health and safety engineers look at is the various machine tools that a plant or business is using. We can recommend machine safety upgrade programs where appropriate and make recommendations in terms of equipment safety. While outdated machine tools may still get the job done, there [...]
When dealing with production, regardless of the industry, risks and threats exist. Business owners understand that without having the right safety engineering measurements in place, employees can get hurt and equipment can get damaged. Both of these can lead to production downtime and liability, which has a direct impact on the bottom line. It [...]
Machine Guarding in Ontario is a required practice to prevent serious injury to workers in the manufacturing industry. Therefore, companies must adhere to the strict rules and guidelines to ensure the safety of workers. Any mechanical system whether it cuts, bores, drills, and shape work pieces, requires machine-guarding policy. If a worker sustains [...]
To get the best results in employee training is to hire a professional Safety and Compliance company, which specializes in Workplace Safety; this will ensure the proper protection for the workers, and keep the business operational. The equipment must first prove safe and compliant according to Ontario Standards, training on how to [...]
Many industries deal with potentially dangerous flammable liquids on a daily basis, addition to machines and equipment. It is imperative to handle and store flammable liquids correctly in the workplace, to avoid placing workers, outside visitors and property at risk. There are strict laws in place for businesses handling and storing flammable materials, [...]
Procedures aren’t enough to prevent accidents. The best way to improve health and safety in the workplace is to properly engineer safety into production machinery and processes. BY SIMON FRIDLYAND More than eight out of 10 workers (85%) rate workplace safety first in importance among labour standards, even ahead of family and [...]
BC’s recent sawmill blowups draw attention to the ways explosions start and how they can be prevented in the future. BY SIMON FRIDLYAND The worry over plant and mill explosions has increased this year because of at least two recent sawmill blowups in Canada. A wood dust explosion occurs when a fine [...]
Due diligence in its simplest form means the care that a reasonable person exercises to avoid harm to another person. As a result, maintenance and engineering managers have a big role to play in ensuring a safe work environment. BY SIMON FRIDLYAND According the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, based [...]
