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every year in Ontario some 3000 forest

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industry workers suffer injuries and
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illnesses that require professional
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medical attention the vast majority of
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these injuries and illnesses can be
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eliminated by systematic process of
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identifying assessing and controlling
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workplace hazards federal and provincial
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laws protect citizens from unsafe
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conditions in their workplace but the
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front line of defense against job
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hazards are the employers and workers
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who see and work near these hazards
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every day unless employers and workers
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have practical and clearly defined ways
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to identify and correct unsafe
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conditions and unsafe work practices
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thousands of avoidable injuries and
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illnesses will continue to occur in
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force industry workplaces the best and
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most practical weapon employers and
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workers have in the fight against these
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needless injuries and illnesses is a
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self-examination process known as a
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planned workplace inspection as forestry
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technology and machinery become more
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complex and sophisticated so do the job
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skills that are required to perform the
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work safely employers and workers need a
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way to keep pace with the rapidly
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changing demands of their work and with
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the much more detailed in demanding
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health and safety legislation and
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standards that affect them the planned
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workplace inspection is a key part of a
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company's overall health and safety
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program because it provides the
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necessary tools to stay on top of all
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hazards on the job
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a planned workplace inspection is a team
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effort by everyone in the company from
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senior managers to frontline workers the
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inspections are scheduled and conducted
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on a regular basis the inspection team
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usually consists of worker members of
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the joint health and safety committee or
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in smaller companies the workers health
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and safety representative in some cases
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representatives of the company's
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management will team up with the worker
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representatives to conduct the
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inspection every plan workplace
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inspection has four main purposes to
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identify and record
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deserts to classify the hazards in terms
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of their severity to develop plans for
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eliminating the hazards and to follow up
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by making sure that the hazards have
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been eliminated the hazards inspection
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team is looking for or any work
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practices conditions policies or
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procedures that have the potential to
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cause harm to people damage to property
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are lost to production in order for the
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inspection proces to work everyone on
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the inspection team has to believe in
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its goals that belief can be bolstered
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by making sure the process of
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identifying classifying and controlling
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hazards it's practical and realistic
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this is done by planning the inspection
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as thoroughly as possible before
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conducting it there are five steps to an
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effective plan workplace inspection
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planning conducting the inspection
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assessing the hazards reporting and
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following up planning is the foundation
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of a good inspection process without
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good planning the inspection can't be
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thorough and systematic before
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conducting the inspection team members
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need to familiarize themselves with
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production processes products tools and
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equipment they have to understand the
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work environment the company's policies
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and procedures and various worker
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responsibilities and schedules they also
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have to brief themselves on past health
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and safety problems by examining
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previous inspection reports first aid
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records injury data and other health and
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safety information we've done lighting
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or doing a spring we start up again
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community using the knowledge they've
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gained in the first part of the planning
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process the inspection team can then put
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together a checklist of items to be
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inspected the checklist will ensure that
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the inspection is thorough consistent
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and objective no matter who conducts it
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putting a checklist together also helps
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establish a specific route that the
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inspection team will take through the
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work area now the inspection team is
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ready for the second step of the plan
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workplace inspection process conducting
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the inspection
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I've done it
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as they begin the inspection team
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members should identify themselves to
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supervisors in each area and explain
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their reason for being there they are on
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the lookout for all potential hazards
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and they want to hear from workers and
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supervisors about any unusual
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circumstances or conditions but they
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should be familiar enough with the work
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environment and processes that they
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don't interrupt workers or supervisors
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at inappropriate moments a full
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description of each hazard should be
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written down as soon as it's identified
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the notes should be as detailed as
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possible so that the information will be
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available when it comes time to write
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specific recommendations in the
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inspection report if the inspection team
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finds a work practice or condition that
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poses an immediate hazard it should be
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corrected immediately
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for example the inspection team might
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notice that a guard is missing from a
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piece of machinery that's in use they
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should go to the supervisor and inform
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him or her of the situation
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the third step in the plan workplace
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inspection is to assess the hazards this
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step occurs both during the inspection
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and afterward when inspection report is
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being written to help the inspection
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team assess the severity of each hazard
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they find during the inspection the ABC
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classification system should be used a
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class-a hazard is a condition or
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practice that's likely to cause loss of
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life permanent disability and/or
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extensive property damage an example of
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a class a hazard is an unguarded saw
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this type of hazard must be controlled
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immediately a Class B hazard is a
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conditioner practice that's likely to
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cause serious injury or illness
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resulting in temporary disability and/or
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property damage
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that's disruptive but not extensive an
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example of a Class B hazard is an oil
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spill on a poorly lit floor a Class C
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hazard is a condition or practice that's
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likely to cause a minor non disabling
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injury or illness and/or non-disruptive
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property damage an example of a class C
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hazard is a worker handling boards
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without protective gloves this hazard
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classification system establishes an
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easily recognizable order of priority
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for correcting hazards
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now that the hazards have been
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identified and assessed the inspection
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team has arrived at the fourth step of
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the plan workplace inspection process
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reporting is the next day information in
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the inspection report the hazards that
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were found during the inspection will be
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listed and classified in terms of their
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severity but in order for the inspection
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to have a real impact the report also
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has to clearly identify the causes of
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the hazards that are listed in it this
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is where all the pre inspection planning
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pays off the inspection team uses its
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knowledge of health and safety
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legislation and standards and its
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understanding of work processes and
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procedures to find the roots of the
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hazards that have been identified it's
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only by digging down to these roots that
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the team can find practical ways of
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controlling them the inspection team is
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looking for two basic types of causes
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direct causes and underlying causes
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examples of direct causes of a hazard or
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unsafe
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conditions such as an unguarded piece of
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equipment or an adequate personal
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protective equipment unsafe acts such as
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not locking out machinery are not
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wearing personal protective equipment
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are also direct causes of a workplace
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hazard for every direct cause they're
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often one or more underlying causes that
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might not be immediately noticeable
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examples of underlying causes include
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personal factors such as the workers
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lack of knowledge or physical
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conditioning and job factors such as
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inadequate worker training and a poorly
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engineered work environment
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finding the causes of hazards points the
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way to their control and elimination the
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inspection report is an inventory of
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what needs to be done to make the work
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and the workplace safer the report is
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also a valuable record that can be used
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in the future to keep the workplace safe
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this brings us to the fifth and final
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step of the plan workplace inspection
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process following up previous inspection
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reports were examined by an inspection
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team to give them a picture of past
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hazards and corrective actions the
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current report will help the inspection
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team workers supervisors and managers
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track hazards in the corrective actions
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taken against them into the future the
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inspection report is a reminder to
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everyone of what they have to do and
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when they have to do it for that reason
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it should be circulated as widely as
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possible in the company
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make sure copies reach the health and
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safety coordinator or joint Health and
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Safety Committee as well as supervisors
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the plant manager and/or department
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managers maintenance staff and other
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departments that may be involved in
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follow-up actions it's important that
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managers supervisors and health and
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safety committee members study the
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inspection report careful analysis of
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inspection reports may explain why there
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have been so many problems in a certain
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area it may also indicate areas or
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equipment that require more in-depth
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hazard analysis or the help of an
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outside expert a plan workplace
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inspections serves the needs of everyone
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in the company from senior management to
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frontline workers it provides management
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with documentation of their legal
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obligation to do everything reasonable
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under the circumstances to protect the
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safety of workers it also gives workers
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and supervisors valuable input on health
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and safety issues that affect them
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directly on a daily basis the inspection
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process is the health and safety
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programs navigational system it ensures
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that the program is on course and stays
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on course inspections heightens the
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effectiveness of the company's entire
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health and safety program by
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establishing an ongoing system of checks
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and balances inspections are closely
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linked to the major objectives of the
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health and safety program as a whole
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which are to identify hazards to
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establish priorities for hazard controls
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to monitor the effectiveness of those
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controls and to identify best practices
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and set standards of all the health and
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safety tools at your disposal the plan
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workplace inspection is one of the most
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valuable put it to work for you to
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create a healthier safer and more
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productive workplace
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you