Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304)

• 14.8 (1) If a fuel tank, compressed gas cylinder or other container or any associated assembly mounted on motorized materials handling equipment contains a hazardous substance, the employer shall ensure that the tank, cylinder, container or assembly is

  • (a) so located or guarded that under all conditions it is not hazardous to the health or safety of an employee who is required to operate or ride on the materials handling equipment;

  • (b) connected to fuel overflow and vent pipes that are so located that fuel spills and vapours cannot be

    • (i) ignited by hot exhaust pipes or other hot or sparking parts, or

    • (ii) hazardous to the health or safety of an employee who is required to operate or ride on the materials handling equipment; and

  • (c) labelled on its servicing caps or covers as to its contents.

• (2) Subject to subsection 14.51(2), the installation, operation and maintenance of propane fuelled motorized materials handling equipment shall be in accordance with the Canadian Gas Association Standard CAN/CGA-B149.2-M91, Propane Installation Code, dated 1991, as amended from time to time.

• 14.9 (1) Motorized materials handling equipment that is regularly used outdoors shall be fitted with a roof or other structure that will protect the operator from exposure to any weather condition that is likely to be hazardous to the operator’s health or safety.

• (2) Where the heat produced by motorized materials handling equipment results in a temperature above 26°C in the compartment or position occupied by that operator, the area shall be protected from the heat by an insulated barrier.

14.10 Subject to subsection 14.51(1), an employer shall ensure that all motorized materials handling equipment in use is designed and constructed so that any employee required to operate or ride on it will not be injured or its control will not be impaired by any vibration, jolting or uneven movement of the materials handling equipment.

14.11 Subject to subsection 14.51(1), the design and arrangement of displays and controls and the general design and layout of the operator’s compartment or position on all motorized materials handling equipment shall not hinder or prevent its operator from operating the equipment and shall, where reasonably practicable, maximize its operator’s ability to collect, comprehend and process information necessary for the safe use of the equipment.

• 14.12 (1) An employer shall equip motorized materials handling equipment that is used for transporting or handling flammable substances with a dry chemical fire extinguisher.

• (2) A fire extinguisher referred to in subsection (1) shall

  • (a) have not less than a 5 B, C rating as defined in the National Fire Code;

  • (b) meet the standards set out in section 6.2 of the National Fire Code; and

  • (c) be so located that it is readily accessible to the operator of the motorized materials handling equipment while the operator is in the operating position.

• (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to motorized materials handling equipment that is used exclusively within a building that has the fire extinguishers required by Part XVII.