All Canadian Training Institute Inc

Meeting the challenge of change through safety training

• Over 20 years experience in the crane industry as a partner in a successful overhead crane inspection and maintenance company

• Instrumental in forming two AWHS industry committees, resulting in two published “Industry Best Practices” related to overhead lifting equipment.

• CSA Member and sub committee participant for B167 Overhead Crane Standard

• Recognised CSA liaison to the ASME B30 standards committee and ASME member.

• Task Force member on the NCCCO certification program for overhead crane operators

• Active member of the Hoisting Safety Society of Alberta

Responsibility and Liabilities Regarding

Safety Training

Presenter: Judy Mellott

Criminal Code of Canada - Bill C45

• Was revised in 2004

• Section 217.1 of the code states:

“Everyone who undertakes, or has the authority to direct how another person does work or performs a task is under a legal duty to take responsible steps to prevent bodily harm to that person, or other person, arising from that work or task.”

Criminal Code of Canada - Bill C45

• Panic set in!

• December 24, 2009 – 5 workers were killed in Ontario

• Investigation of Fatalities

• 61 Charges were laid on company owners and supervisors as well as 4 against the staging company.

Criminal Code of Canada - Bill C45

• Toronto police Det. K Sedore said “This is a precedent setting case.” and “I think its also going to be a wake up call for supervisors and persons who are directing work and details.”

“These deaths were a preventable tragedy.”

August 1, 2009 Big Valley Jamboree

• several people injured• one fatality

Currently in the courts with 33 criminal charges laid against the 3 companies involved.

How are these tragedies affecting

Canadian Industry today?

Could these tragedies have been prevented?

• Purchaser’s/Client knowledge of safety training subject matter

• Common practice for choosing safety training vendor

• Developing Objective Evidence of Due Diligence for complianceOH & S defines due diligence as: “doing everything reasonably practicable to prevent a failure or injury”

Training From The Top Down

• “Competent” in relation to a worker, means adequately qualified, suitably trained and with sufficient experience to safely perform work without supervision

• Current supervision practices

• Compliance to Bill C45 “continuously monitoring” is a requirement

• Toronto Christmas Eve 2009

ACTi Safety Training Courses are engineer audited to ensure compliance

to applicable Canadian, American and International Standards.

ACTi courses teach Supervisors “How to” continuously monitor

worker safe practices

Improper safety training and use of Rigging Hardware

can result in catastrophic accidents and fatalities.

CAN YOU REALLY AFFORD NOT TO DO IT?