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CITY PROCEDURE
Procedure Title: Material Lifting and Handling
Procedure Number:
HUR 130-019
Reference:
Occupational Health & Safety Act
Date Originated:
January 30, 2009
Date Revised:
Approval: Chief Admin' trat' Officer
Point of Contact: Coordinator, Health & Safety
Procedure Objective
The purpose of this procedure is to establish safe lifting and material handling standards
and to reduce the risk and potential of personal injury and equipment damage.
Index
01 Definitions
02 Procedures
01 Definitions
01.01 Operator — A person who operators a vehicle, machine or
equipment on a work site.
01.02 Signaller— A competent person assigned to direct an operator
while the operator is operating a vehicle, machine or equipment.in
reverse, and who is assigned to ensure the safety of the operator,
other workers and property while the vehicle, machine or
equipment is operating in reverse.
02 Procedures
02.01 General Standard
Whenever any material or articles must be lifted, carried,
transported, moved, stored or conveyed by a machine, prime
mover or transmission equipment, the work must be performed in a
way and manner and with appropriate precautions and safeguards
so as not to endanger the safety of any employee.
02.02 Manual Lifting
Materials, articles and things required to be lifted, carried or moved
manually by workers will be done in such a way and in such a
manner that will not endanger workers.
Workers will utilize lifting and carrying techniques that place
minimum stress on the worker's body. Lifting aids and carrying
devices must be used whenever it is possible to do so. For
example, lift carts, hand carts, and dollies must be used when it is
possible and appropriate to do so.
Proper lifting techniques must also be used, and include but are not
limited to the following:
a) a worker should bend at the knees and not at the back
whenever lifting from floor level;
b) a worker should avoid twisting at the torso while carrying,
placing or retrieving an object;
c) a worker should not exceed his or her strength limits, and
should always seek assistance in lifting objects that exceed 20
lbs;
d) a worker should be aware of the weight of an object before
attempting to lift it; and
e) a worker should be familiar with any lifting devices or assists
that are available, including ladders and platforms, as well as
other lifting assistive devices.
02.03 Transportation, Placement and Storage
Materials, articles or things that are to be transported, placed or
stored, must be so done so as not to tip, collapse or fall and so that
they may be removed in a manner that will not endanger the safety
of any worker. In particular, objects must not be placed or stored in
such a manner as to make the retrieval of that object dangerous for
another worker.
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02.04 Securing Machinery, Equipment, and Loads
All machinery, equipment, materials, articles or things that are to be
transported, moved, stored or conveyed that may tip or fall must be
secured so as not to endanger the safety of any worker.
Loads that are to be moved or transported with the use of powered
equipment must be properly secured before transportation to
ensure that they do not become loose or at risk of tipping over,
falling off the equipment, or shifting in such a manner that may
make the unloading unsafe for a worker.
02.05 Vehicle Lifts or Transportation
Objects that are too heavy to move manually, or with the use of
manual assistive devices, must be moved with a powered vehicle
lift, including hoists, overhead gantry cranes, lift trucks, and
portable cranes. Only workers who are trained, certified or licensed
to operate such a vehicle may do so.
No machine, prime mover or transmission equipment used to
transport, move or convey material, articles or things should be left
unattended unless it is immobilized and secured against accident
movement.
02.06 Hazardous, Flammable and Explosive Materials
Special care should be taken whenever moving hazardous,
flammable or explosive materials. A worker who is required to
move, transport, place or store any such materials should be aware
of the type of materials to be moved, the risks associated with
movement of the materials, and any precautions required during
the movement of such materials. All precautions recommended by
the manufacturer of such materials must be followed.
02.07 Moving Cylinders
Cylindrical objects stored on their side must be blocked, wedged or
secured to prevent motion that may endanger a worker.
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02.08 Use of Signaller
Where the operator of material handling equipment does not have a
full view of the intended path, the operator must be assisted by a
signaller who is a competent person and who is stationed:
a) in full view of the operator;
b) with a full view of the intended path of the vehicle, mobile
equipment, crane or similar material handling equipment and its
load; and
c) clear of the intended path of travel of the vehicle, mobile
equipment, crane or similar material handling equipment and its
load.
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