Ontario MOL Blitz Results: Racking, Mine Ventillation, Infection Control

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released the results of recent inspection blitzes dealing with racking and storage, underground mining ventillation, and infection prevention and control.

With respect to racking and storage, the MOL notes that from 2006 to 2010, three workers died and 45 others were seriously injured in racking and storage incidents. In its November 2011 blitz, MOL inspectors conducted 1,167 visits to 977 workplaces and issued 3,063 compliance orders, including 118 stop work orders. The most common compliance order required employers to maintain racking and storage equipment in good condition, suggesting that the MOL found racking defects such as dents in rack supports.