Prestart Health and Safety Reviews (Lifting Devices, Racking Structures and Machine Guarding)
Liftsafe Engineering & Service Group provides our clients with Prestart Health and Safety reviews for standard and custom solutions built by Liftsafe Engineering or as a consulting service for projects that require a PHSR from a Professional engineer as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act Regulation 851, Section 7.
Specific Prestart Health and Safety Reviews Available:
- Lifting Devices
- Racking Structures
- Machine Guarding
Occupational Health and Safety Act Reg. 851 Industrial Establishments, Section 7
- New or modified engineering controls are used.
- Other new or modified measures are used.
- A combination of new, existing or modified engineering controls and other new or modified measures is used. O. Reg. 528/00, s. 2.
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Next Hydrogen Large Industrial Gantry Crane
Our team performed the design, fabrication, welding and painting operations for their new, large custom gantry crane at our facility. The installation helped to improve our clients’ facility operations.
Outdoor maintenance travelers
A recent large-scale project has our team installing replacement “Maintenance Travellers” for the underside of a suspension bridge over the St. Lawrence river between Ontario and New York.
Custom Transfer Cart
One of our customers recently purchased a brand new laser cutting machine that increased production while reducing the footprint in their facility. But there was a problem.
- CWB Certified Welders (Steel and Aluminum)
- CWB certified for welding of Steel (CSA Standard W47.1, Division 2)
- CWB certified for welding of Aluminum (CSA Standard W47.2, Division 2)
- Professional Engineers Ontario
- CLAC
Prestart Health and Safety Reviews
A Safety Audit provides management with three major benefits:
- Reduces business risk - Safety audits improve the effectiveness of safety programs and will reduce injury risk and WSIB claims.
- Increases plant efficiency - Workers are confident that management strongly supports health and safety programs.
- Saves time and money - Fewer lost time accidents means better productivity and a better bottom line.
Written Reports
- Liftsafe Engineering and Service Group Inc. utilizes a simple three-step format for each location/hazard in your facility.
- Step 1 - Identification - Describing the nature of the hazard as well as the relative severity.
- Step 2 - Legislation - Reference to the applicable regulations.
- Step 3 - Recommendations - Suitable means of resolving the hazard. Where possible, several options are given, including an acceptable short-term fix, and more thorough, long-term solutions.
Specific Prestart Health and Safety Reviews Available
- Lifting Devices In accordance with Regulation 851 of the OHSA, Section 7 has a requirement whereby any new construction, addition, installation or modification relating to a lifting device, travelling crane or automobile hoist will require a PHSR conducted by a professional engineer.
- Racking Structures In accordance with Regulation 851 of the OHSA, Section 7 has a requirement under item (11) that a Racking or Stacking Structure PHSR shall be conducted by a professional engineer when they are first implemented and whenever a major structural change occurs to them.
- Machine Guarding In accordance with Regulation 851 of the OHSA, Section 7 has a requirement to address the safe use of machinery. Under item (11), the PHSR shall be conducted by a professional engineer. Liftsafe’s engineering team can provide consulting services and documentation in accordance with OHSA. Our engineers follow the CSA Z432 to provide a comprehensive plan to address any machine guarding safety concerns.
CAPABILITIES - WHAT SETS US APART
- Safety and quality; we are a safety company first and foremost. Our products and solutions are designed with a focus on exceptional quality while protecting your company and its employees.
- Creativity and innovation; we build exceptional and reliable products through innovation and a true customer first philosophy. We specialize in unique, custom and standard fabricated products.
- Our office and shop teams; In-house design, engineering teams, fabrication, installation and inspection teams.
- Our locations; with multiple locations across Ontario, we are well positioned to support all regions within the province as well as other Canadian provinces. 30,000 sq/ ft. of fabrication space including machine shop, fabrication shop, paint booth, and assembly area.
- Experience and longevity; Liftsafe has been recognized as an industry leader for more than 25 years in the fabrication space, working alongside some of the largest manufacturing, industrial, warehousing, energy, aviation, automotive, construction and defense companies in North America.
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