S-2.1, r. 4 - Safety Code for the construction industry

Section 2.15.17 Disposition versions

2024-10-03

2.15.17. Mobile elevating work platform operator training: A mobile elevating work platform may be used, at the construction site, only by an operator who is adequately trained and familiarized with the type and group of equipment, as defined by CSA Standard B354.6, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms - Design, Calculations, Safety Requirements, and Test Methods. A mobile elevating work platform operator is adequately trained if

(1)  the operator has received an initial training, for each type of equipment, whose content is equivalent to CSA Standard B354.8, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms - Operator (Driver) Training. In addition,

(a)  the training must comprise a theoretical portion, a practical portion and an evaluation for each type and group of equipment covered by the training. The training must also address work methods for traveling safely under structures to prevent any person situated on the platform from being wedged in or crushed;

(b)  the practical portion must include, at a minimum, one hour at the controls of the equipment for each worker;

(c)  the evaluation must comprise a theoretical portion and a practical portion at the controls of the equipment which must show that the worker has acquired the necessary skills to safely operate the equipment;

(d)  the training must be provided by

i.  an accredited instructor in accordance with the Regulation respecting the accreditation and ethics of training bodies, training instructors and training services (chapter D-8.3, r. 0.1); or

ii.  an instructor qualified by a training body recognized by the Commission; and

(e)  an attestation of training indicating the type and group of equipment covered by the training must be issued to the worker by the training body or the instructor that provided the training;

(2)  the operator receives, every five years following the initial training, refresher training including, at a minimum, a practical examination;

(3)  the operator is familiarized, at the construction site by a qualified or experienced person, with the following elements:

(a)  the location of the manufacturer’s operating manuals;

(b)  the manufacturer’s specific warnings and instructions;

(c)  the functions of specific controls;

(d)  the function of each specific safety device; and

(e)  the specific operating features.

O.C. 1393-2024, s. 7.