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Kraft Of Canada (Niagara Falls, ON) "This course gives me a better understanding of awareness (circle of safety around machine) I now know what to look for.
Been operating for 20 years and learned some new things today.
Instructor was able to answer every question, very knowledgeable.
Instructor skill was fantastic, used lots of examples and explained things
very well."
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Q. The majority of our employees have been operating power jacks for 5 years or more without ever having an accident. When we hire new employees, we feel that we give them an ample amount of instruction on using the pallet truck before giving them a key. Will we get fined if there were to be a mishap?
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A. The best way for me to answer that question is to show you a recent fine. You be the judge.
BRANTFORD, ON, March 2 /CNW/ - Lumsden Brothers Limited, a food
wholesaler located on Easton Road in Brantford, was fined $55,000 on March 1,
2005 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that resulted
in injuries to the foot of a 17-year-old worker.
On July 24, 2001, a worker, on the first day on the job, was practising
using a power jack in an aisle in the warehouse. The worker was being trained
in the use of the machine. The worker turned the handle of the power jack,
causing it to swing around quickly. The worker's leg went outside of the power
jack's platform area and was pinned between the machine and a steel support
beam. The worker received lacerations, abrasions and bruising to the left
heel.
The worker had not been shown the owner/operator manual and had not been
given any classroom training in the operation of the power jack. The worker
was practising using the machine in an aisle, contrary to the recommendations
of the manual which recommended use only in an open area until the user was
familiar with the controls.
The Ministry of Labour investigation determined that the defendant failed
as an employer to take the reasonable precaution of ensuring that workers only
operated power jacks in an open area until they were familiar with its
operation. This was contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health
and Safety Act. Lumsden Brothers Limited pleaded guilty to this charge.
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