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Safety in Manufacturing

Manufacturing Safety (PDF 1.3 MB)  New Item
This publication was produced for employers, supervisors, workers, joint committees, and safety professionals as a guide to safety-related issues in their daily work environment. Interested stakeholders may also refer to or use the information contained in this document to assist them in carrying out their occupational health and safety roles and responsibilities.
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Safety in Manufacturing - Ergonomics
These worksheets can be used as a guide to identify ergonomics risk factors commonly found in the manufacturing industry. They also include some recommended limits along with possible control options.

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Making It Right: Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSIs) in Manufacturing (PDF 1.3 MB)  New Item
This publication provides guidance to help employers, joint health and safety committees, and worker health and safety representatives understand the risk of MSI and make simple changes in the workplace to reduce the risks, and make manufacturing tasks easier to perform. Each section of the publication examines common risks associated with certain body movements and job tasks, and identifies ways to eliminate or minimize them in a manufacturing setting. Also included is information on the Ergonomics (MSI) Requirement from the BC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
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Safeguarding in Manufacturing (PDF 733 KB)
(A Companion guide to Safeguarding Machinery and Equipment: General Requirements booklet.)

This Infoflip provides information to help

  • employers comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) and Part 3 of the Workers Compensation Act. It will also help them exercise due diligence in providing a safe work environment.
  • supervisors assess the risks to their workers from harmful contact with machinery and equipment
  • workers gain greater awareness of the hazards associated with equipment operation and maintenance and of the safeguarding protection they have a right to expect.
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Safeguarding Machinery and Equipment: General Requirements (PDF 5 MB) space
This manual is for everyone who owns, operates, maintains, or sells powered machinery and equipment.

  • Employers will find information to help them comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) and Part 3 of the Workers Compensation Act. It will also help them exercise due diligence in providing a safe work environment.
  • Supervisors will find information to help them assess the risks to their workers from harmful contact with machinery and equipment.
  • Workers will gain greater awareness of the hazards associated with equipment operation and maintenance and of the safeguarding protection they have a right to expect.
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Machine Risk Assessment Survey (PDF 267 KB)
This document will help identify hazardous machine motion to which a worker may be exposed. It also contains the "hierarchy of safeguarding controls" as a reference.
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Machine Guarding Checklist (PDF 248 KB)
This checklist can be used to analyze the machinery in your workplace. Reproduced with permission from Canadian Auto Workers Union video "Blowin' in the Wind - Machine Guarding Prevents Death."
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