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Il est interdit de monter sur un convoyeur sur le lieu de travail. Vous ne pouvez vous tenir sur le cadre de support que lorsque le convoyeur est verrouillé.
Résumé
Le travail sur ou à proximité d’un convoyeur présente de nombreux risques, notamment celui d’être entraîné, écrasé ou empêtré dans des pièces rotatives ou des points de pincement, ou même encore d’être blessé par la chute d’objets. Faites toujours preuve de prudence lorsque vous travaillez à proximité d’un convoyeur ou encore sur un convoyeur.
Il incombe à l’employeur de faire ce qui suit :
- S’assurer que le convoyeur est construit ou installé de manière à ce que :[N.S. Reg. 44/99, s. 93(2)]
- ’espace libre entre le matériel transporté et un objet fixe ou mobile est suffisant;
- les points de pincement avec lesquels une personne peut entrer en contact sont protégés de manière adéquate;
- le convoyeur ne peut pas transporter de matériaux dans un convoyeur motorisé à l’arrêt, ou il existe des procédures écrites qui assurent un niveau de sécurité équivalent.
- S’assurer que des dispositifs d’arrêt d’urgence sont installés aux postes de travail désignés et à d’autres endroits le long du convoyeur motorisé. [N.S. Reg. 44/99, s. 93(3)]
- S’assurer que des mesures de protection adéquates sont mises en place sur les pièces mobiles avec lesquelles les membres du personnel peuvent entrer en contact avec (c’est-à-dire les chaînes et les pignons). [N.S. Reg. 44/99, s. 87(2)]
Notez que ce sujet ne s’applique pas aux dispositifs qui transportent des personnes, car la loi sur les ascenseurs et les monte-charge (Elevators and Lifts Act) s’applique. [N.S. Reg. 44/99, s. 93(1)]
Lorsqu’une personne doit traverser un convoyeur, il incombe à l’employeur de faire ce qui suit :[N.S. Reg. 44/99, s. 94(1)]
- prévoir une voie de passage adéquate;
- déterminer le point de passage.
- Personne n’est autorisé à monter sur un convoyeur ou à se tenir sur le cadre de support d’un convoyeur, à moins que le convoyeur n’ait été verrouillé. [N.S. Reg. 44/99, s. 94(2) and (3)]
Lorsque des objets peuvent tomber d’un convoyeur et blesser une personne, l’employeur doit s’assurer :[N.S. Reg. 44/99, s. 95]
- qu’il est équipé de protections ou d’autres dispositifs de protection pour empêcher les objets de tomber du convoyeur sur le lieu de travail situé en dessous;
- que des barrières sont installées pour empêcher une personne de se trouver sous le convoyeur lorsqu’il est en marche.
Lorsque le retour de la charge ou de la bande peut constituer un danger pour une personne, l’employeur doit s’assurer qu’un dispositif anti-retour est installé afin d’empêcher la bande ou la charge de revenir en arrière lorsque le convoyeur transporte une charge sur une pente. [N.S. Reg. 44/99, s. 96]
Il incombe aux membres du personnel de faire ce qui suit :
- Ne pas monter sur un convoyeur et ne pas se tenir sur le cadre de support d’un convoyeur à moins que le convoyeur n’ait été verrouillé. [N.S. Reg. 44/99, s. 94(2) and (3)]
- Respecter la loi sur la santé et la sécurité au travail (Occupational Health and Safety Act) et le règlement y afférent. [S.N.S. 1996, c.7, s. 17(1)(f)]
- Connaître l’emplacement des dispositifs d’arrêt d’urgence et savoir comment les utiliser.
- Savoir comment travailler en toute sécurité à proximité des convoyeurs.
- Ne pas essayer de retirer des objets coincés ou des débris tant que le convoyeur n’est pas verrouillé.
Législation
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT
S.N.S. 1996, c. 7
Section 17
17. (1) Every employee, while at work, shall
(a) take every reasonable precaution in the circumstances to protect the employee's own health and safety and that of other persons at or near the workplace;
(b) co-operate with the employer and with the employee's fellow employees to protect the employee's own health and safety and that of other persons at or near the workplace;
(c) take every reasonable precaution in the circumstances to ensure that protective devices, equipment or clothing required by the employer, this Act or the regulations are used or worn;
(d) consult and co-operate with the joint occupational health and safety committee, where such a committee has been established at the workplace, or the health and safety representative, where one has been selected at the workplace;
(e) co-operate with any person performing a duty or exercising a power conferred by this Act or the regulations; and
(f) comply with this Act and the regulations.
(2) Where an employee believes that any condition, device, equipment, machine, material or thing or any aspect of the workplace is or may be dangerous to the employee's health or safety or that of any other person at the workplace, the employee shall
(a) immediately report it to a supervisor;
(b) where the matter is not remedied to the employee's satisfaction, report it to the committee or the representative, if any; and
(c) where the matter is not remedied to the employee's satisfaction after the employee reports in accordance with clauses (a) and (b), report it to the Division.
Occupational Safety General Regulations
N.S. Reg. 44/99
Part 8 Mechanical Safety
Section 87 Safeguards
87. (1) In this Section "safeguard" means a guard, shield, guardrail, fence, gate, barrier, safety net, wire mesh or other protective enclosure or device, but does not include personal protective equipment.
(2) Where a person may come in contact with a moving part of a machine or tool that may present a hazard to a person, an employer shall ensure that an adequate safeguard has been installed on the machine or tool to prevent contact.
(3) Despite subsection (2), an employer is not required to ensure that a safeguard is installed on a machine that is equipped with a device that stops the machine automatically before a person comes into contact with the moving parts.
(4) Despite subsection (2), where it is not reasonably practicable to use a safeguard on a cutting or shaping machine and there is a possibility of injury to a person, an employer shall
(a) ensure that a push block, push stick or other adequate protective device is used; and
(b) establish a written procedure to ensure the safety of an operator of the machine.
(5) No person shall remove or render ineffective a safeguard on a machine, unless
(a) the removal or rendering is necessary to enable the cleaning, maintenance, adjustment, testing or repair of the machine;
(b) the machine is locked out; and
(c) the person replaces the safeguard and ensures the safeguard is functioning properly before leaving the machine.
(6) An employer shall ensure that adequate safeguards are installed on a machine where a person may be injured by a flying object from a machine.
(7) Where an object or material is to be applied to, fed into or supplied to a machine or tool and the object or material may shatter, splinter, vibrate, create a flying projectile or otherwise cause hazardous movement because it is not secure, an employer shall ensure that the object or material is held by a restraining device or other means of providing an equivalent level of safety.
(8) Where opening an access door exposes the moving parts of a machine or tool, an employer shall ensure, where reasonably practicable, that the access door is fitted with interlocks that
(a) prevent the access door from opening while the moving parts are in motion; or
(b) disconnect the power from the driving mechanism, causing the moving parts to stop immediately if the door is opened.
(9) Where it is not reasonably practicable to fit an access door with interlocks in accordance with subsection (8), an employer shall, in consultation with the committee or representative, if any, establish an adequate written work procedure.
[N.S. Reg. 52/2000, s. 46; 53/2013, s. 38]
Section 93 Conveyors
93. (1) This Section and Sections 94, 95 and 96 do not apply to any device that is intended for the transport of persons and to which the Elevators and Lifts Act applies.
(2) An employer shall ensure that a conveyor is constructed or installed so that
(a) there is adequate clearance between the material transported on the conveyor and a fixed or moving object;
(b) pinch points that a person may come into contact with are adequately guarded; and
(c) the conveyor cannot feed onto a stopped power-driven conveyor, or that written procedures are established that provide an equivalent level of safety.
(3) Where a person in the workplace has access to a power-driven conveyor, an employer shall ensure that emergency stop devices are installed at designated work stations and other appropriate locations along the run of the conveyor to ensure the safety of a person in the workplace.
[N.S. Reg. 52/2000, s. 49; 53/2013, ss. 41, 93]
Section 94
94. (1) Where a person is required to cross over a conveyor, an employer shall
(a) provide an adequate means of crossing the conveyor; and
(b) identify the crossing point by adequate means.
(2) No person in a workplace shall
(a) ride on a conveyor; or
(b) stand on the supporting frame of a conveyor.
(3) Despite clause (2)(b), a person may stand on the supporting frame of a conveyor if the conveyor has been locked out.
Section 95
95. Where a conveyor is installed at a height that may result in falling objects causing injury to a person, an employer shall ensure that
(a) it is equipped with guards or other adequate protection to prevent the material from falling from the conveyor to the workplace below; or
(b) adequate barriers are installed that prevent a person from being under the conveyor while it is running.
[N.S. Reg. 52/2000, s. 50]
Section 96
96. Where the rollback of the load or belt creates a hazard to a person at the workplace, an employer shall ensure that an anti-rollback device is installed on a conveyor that carries a load up an incline to prevent the belt or the load from rolling back.