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EVERY WORKER MAGAZINE Winter 2013 VOLUME 2 NO. 2 CONTENTS FEATURES 4 It's Only Six Feet That Can't Hurt, Can It? 6 Rope Rescue Closer Than 9-1-1 10 Preventing Falls From Equipment 4 12 Choosing and Using a Ladder 50% Knowledge and 50% Taking Time To Work Safely 14 Health and Safety Champions Appointed to Prevention Council PLUS... A FALL PROTECTION POSTER... AND... 6 8 How WSN Can Help 9 Paper, Printing and Converting Sector Hazard Alert Hidden Hazards Can Trip Workers 11 Mining Sector Hazard Alert Worker Tumbles from Top of LHD 10 13 Forestry Sector Hazard Alert Routine Maintenance Ends in Fall from Crane 15 WSN Health and Safety Notes 12 For information and resources on "same level falls", see the Fall 2011 issue of Every Worker, available at WorkplaceSafetyNorth.ca. 2 WorkplaceSafetyNorth.ca
EVERY WORKER A WSN HEALTH AND SAFETY MAGAZINE President’s message A fall can change everything Joel Swartz, the director of Metron Construction Corporation, a Toronto constructor, was fined $90,000 after pleading guilty to violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after four workers were killed and another worker was seriously injured. On December 24, 2009, six workers were on a suspended work platform, also known as a swing stage, at a construction project on Kipling Avenue in Toronto. The swing stage collapsed and fell 13 floors, killing four of the workers and seriously injuring another worker. The only worker properly attached to fall protection was held by the lifeline and pulled to safety. A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the deceased workers had not been properly tied off to a lifeline, and had not been properly trained in the use of fall protection. The swing stage had been overloaded and it was later determined to be defective and hazardous. Swartz pleaded guilty under the Act to failing, as a director, to take all reasonable care to ensure that: • workers did not use a defective or hazardous swing stage; • the swing stage was not loaded in excess of the weight it was meant to bear; • workers were adequately trained in the use of fall protection by a competent person. Metron Construction Corporation was convicted of criminal negligence causing death and was fined $200,000 in relation to the same incident. In honour of the men who died and the one who was injured, please read the life-saving information on safely working at heights in this issue of Every Worker. On Page 4 Mike Mitchell shares the devastating consequences (28-inch incision, 97 staples, 9 six-inch screws) of falling only six feet off a ladder. On Page 10 we look at how not to fall off mobile equipment. And on Page 6 we look at what’s critical when prevention fails – a rescue plan. Do you have one? We hope you discover some new solutions to old problems in this issue of Every Worker, and we welcome your feedback. Drop me a line and let me know what you think. WORKPLACE SAFETY NORTH 690 McKeown Avenue P.O. Box 2050, Stn. Main North Bay, ON P1B 9P1 Toll free: 1-888-730-7821 (Ontario only) Fax: 705-472-5800 WorkplaceSafetyNorth.ca The information in this publication is accurate to the best of our knowledge. WSN assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or sufficiency of this information, nor does it endorse any product mentioned herein with the exception of those produced by WSN. If you would like to receive this magazine electronically email: First2Know@workplacesafetynorth.ca For another copy of Every Worker or for the French version, call us: Toll free: 1-888-730-7821 (Ontario) customercare@workplacesafetynorth.ca For media inquiries, contact: media@workplacesafetynorth.ca To arrange for training or if you have any questions, please direct your inquiry to our customer care: Toll free: 1-888-730-7821 (Ontario) customercare@workplacesafetynorth.ca Would you like to be notified of new WSN products, services and events as they become available? Join our mailing list by contacting: First2Know@workplacesafetynorth.ca Scan this QR code to visit our Twitter feed. Candys Ballanger-Michaud President & CEO candysballangermichaud@workplacesafetynorth.ca EVERY WORKER 3
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