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Upcoming Inspection Blitzes
April 23rd, 2012 Posted by admin
The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) has released its safety blitz schedule for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The blitzes are part of the Safe At Work Ontario‘s strategy, which are set into place to help improve the health and safety of the workplace environment. The Ministry believe that workplace injuries and fatalities can be attributed to [...]
Tags: blitz, health and safety, ontario ministry
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Rotoscan Rs4 Safety Light Scanner By Leuze
March 19th, 2012 Posted by admin
A good option for large area danger zone guarding in the vicinity of industrial machinery is the safety laser scanner by Leuze Electronics. They offer a series that has flexible protective devices and is cost-effective. Switching between any kind of monitoring areas is possible with up to 6.25 radius, processconditional according to the application. The [...]
Tags: Leuze, light curtain, light Scanner, proximity sensor, xz
How to Maintain a Safe Learning Environment in the Shop Classroom
February 10th, 2012 Posted by admin
Students are usually inexperienced when it comes to operating machinery safely when just starting out in a shop classroom environment. Therefore it is the task of the educator to maintain a safe working environment and significantly alleviate any risks whenever possible. Guarding should be installed on equipment such as Band Saws, Drill Presses, Lathes, Planers, [...]
Tags: government standards, safety, school assessment, workplace hazards
Ontario Ministry of Labour Issues Safety Edict to School Boards
November 14th, 2011 Posted by admin
Due to the tragic death of a high school student in a shop class accident in June, the Ministry of Labour has asked all Ontario school boards to review shop class facilities to ensure compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The boards have also been instructed to review training procedures for staff and [...]
Tags: assessment, keeping to code, onatrion ministry, safety, school boards, vickers-warnick
Conveyor Inspection Blitz Uncovers Numerous Safety Violations
November 10th, 2011 Posted by admin
The Ontario Ministry of Labour conducted a conveyor inspection blitz and found machine guarding to be the number one concern. Of the 3,092 orders issued against the 833 workplaces inspected, roughly one third of the violations were related to machine safety and guarding. The inspectors assessed whether conveyors had proper guarding devices, whether conveyor [...]
Tags: assesments, government blitz, ontario ministry, safety, vickers-warnick
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