If you have a visit from the Ministry this is what you can expect:

The inspector will likley perform an administrative review including looking at how your workplace lives up to its roles under the Internal Responsibility System, your MSD injury statistics, your JHSC minutes, your written procedures and training on MSD hazards, and workplace controls that you have implemented or they feel should be implemented. 

The last blitz they identified and wrote orders for manual lifting hazards, carrying on ladders, manual lifting with one person, unnecessary repetitive lifting, pushing, pulling or carrying, improper use of transportation carts, and poor workstation layout.

Be prepared:
Have a well-documented MSD Prevention Program in place, know and understand the MSD hazards in your workplace, perform a workplace audit or Ergonomic Risk Assessment to understand your level of risk, have MSD-specific strategies in place to reduce risk, conduct training on MSD prevention to all levels of your organization.

Review the steps to an MSD Prevention Program by downloading our MSD Prevention Services brochure.

ERGO Inc. is pleased to be part of EMC's 360° EHS program, and we can help! Contact Amanda Doman, EMC Safety Group Administrator, for more information.