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Elevating work platform operations

Daily before use, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, for every elevating work platform used on the project.

Elevating work platform operations

Fast-Fact Summary

  • Governing agency: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
  • Form, bylaw, or regulation: O. Reg. 213/91, ss. 96(1), 144-146. Section 144(3)(b) requires daily inspection before use by a worker trained under section 147; section 146 requires a maintenance and inspection record tag near the operator's station.
  • Effective/current anchor: Daily before use, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, for every elevating work platform used on the project.
  • Direct portal or source: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/910213

Mandatory Scope

This safety-log record applies to constructors, employers, supervisors, and competent workers responsible for Elevating work platform operations. The log is intended to prove that the relevant hazard, equipment, or site condition was checked before exposure continued.

Deadlines & Administrative Windows

  • Required Timing: Daily before use, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, for every elevating work platform used on the project.
  • Supervisor Review: Assign a competent person or supervisor to review the entry before the next shift or before the controlled work resumes.
  • Change Trigger: Re-open the log when weather, equipment, excavation, access, crew, or work-method conditions change.

Financial & Legal Liability

Missing safety records can increase OHSA order, stop-work, prosecution, and project backcharge exposure. The record should be kept with the project safety file and be available when requested by the constructor, employer, client, or inspector.

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Step-by-Step Filing Instructions

  • Identify the Controlled Work: Record the site, date, crew, equipment, area, and trade activity.
  • Check the Hazard Controls: Confirm guards, access, PPE, training, permits, isolation, or inspection evidence required for the task.
  • Sign the Entry: The maintenance and inspection record tag must include the date of the last maintenance and inspection, the signature and name of the person who performed it, and confirmation that maintenance followed the manufacturer's recommendations.
  • Store the Record: The owner must keep a permanent record of all inspections, tests, repairs, modifications, and maintenance performed on the elevating work platform under O. Reg. 213/91, s. 145(2)-(3).

2026 Inspection Notes

For 2026 construction compliance context, pay close attention to working-at-heights training records, trenching and excavation controls, and training/competency documentation. Do not call this a named official blitz unless the supplied record or source says so.

Official Sources

Raw Fields

  • Regulation ReferenceO. Reg. 213/91, ss. 96(1), 144-146. Section 144(3)(b) requires daily inspection before use by a worker trained under section 147; section 146 requires a maintenance and inspection record tag near the operator's station.
  • Signature RequirementsThe maintenance and inspection record tag must include the date of the last maintenance and inspection, the signature and name of the person who performed it, and confirmation that maintenance followed the manufacturer's recommendations.
  • Retention PeriodThe owner must keep a permanent record of all inspections, tests, repairs, modifications, and maintenance performed on the elevating work platform under O. Reg. 213/91, s. 145(2)-(3).

Generation Status

Sections 144-146 provide the daily inspection, maintenance record, and tag requirements for elevating work platforms. Section 96(1) supplies the general competency rule for operating vehicles, machines, tools, and equipment.