Current Ontario Ministry of Labour legislation
dictates that employers protect their employees
from any hazards. McShane Engineering performs
Pre-Start Health & Safety Reviews in accordance
with OHSA Regulation 851 for both new equipment
installation and significant modifications.
EMPLOYER'S
RESPONSIBILITY:
The employer is responsible to provide a safe
work place and to insure that a professional has
provided a PSR or equivalent documentation, showing
compliance with the relevant sections of OHSA
Section 7.
WHEN
IS A PSR REQUIRED:
A PSR is required whenever a new, used or modified
piece of equipment, structure or process is constructed,
added or installed into the workplace.
In the case of Steel Racking, if it is new or
if the racking is used or disassembled and then
reassembled, it will require a PSR.
For Flammable liquids, if the storage facility/area
is new or is to be moved or modified, it will
require a PSR.
Any new, used or modified machine will require
a PSR.
If a spray booth or dust collector is installed,
whether new, used or modified, it will require
a PSR.
WHO
CAN CONDUCT A PSR:
A PSR is to be conducted by a Professional Engineer,
who has received a Certificate of Authorization
from the Professional Engineers Ontario organization
(PEO) and has Personal Liability Insurance as
required by the Professional Engineering Act,
or by a person who possesses special expert or
professional knowledge appropriate to assess any
potential hazard.
WHAT
IS INCLUDED IN THE PSR REPORT:
A PSR report must be dated and signed by the reviewer
and include details of the measures required to
insure the racking is in compliance with the relevant
provisions listed under Section 7 of OHSA. If
the reviewer is a professional engineer, his or
her seal must be affixed to the report. If the
reviewer is not a professional engineer, he or
she must include the details of his or her professional
knowledge or qualifications in the report.
HOW
SHOULD RECORDS BE KEPT:
PSR reports shall be kept readily accessible in
the workplace together with any suptime documentation
and be provided to the joint health and safety
committee or health and safety representative
before the apparatus, structure or process is
put in use.
WHO
MUST HAVE ACCESS TO THE REPORT:
The PSR report and documentation may be reviewed,
on request, a Ministry of Labour inspector or
by the company's joint health and safety committee
or health and safety representative.
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