Regulations respecting the safe transportation, lifting, moving, positioning and storage of materials, goods, articles, persons or things in federal works, undertakings and business (Canada Materials Handling Regulations) Jurisdiction Canada Year 1972 Published in English, French Original/other title [French] Rčglement concernant la sécurité dans le transport, le levage, le déménagement, la mise en place et l'entreposage des matériaux, marchandises, articles, personnes ou choses dans les ouvrages, entreprises, affaires de compétence fédérale Serial title Canada Gazette - Gazette du Canada Source 9 Aug. 1972, Part II, Vol.16, No.15, p.1151-1171. Serial number SOR/72-288 Descriptors [Secondary] directive, lifting equipment, protection against overturning, ropes, safety checks, safety engineering, slings, transport of materials, transport of persons, vibration control Subject category Mechanical hazards, transport Abstract These regulations under the Labour Code, Part IV (safety of EmSployees) specify that, when required by the safety officer, employers must ensure that maximum safe load of materials handling equipment, floors, docks or other structures is determined and reported by a qualified person. Equipment and structures must be: suitable and safe for their purpose; maintained in safe condition; in compliance with regulations. Equipment operators must be: physically fit; trained and instructed; families warith highway vehicle laws. Recognised standards are adopted where applicable. In addition to general rules, the 5-part regulations govern: design, construction, operation, use and maintenance of materials handling equipmentl; manual handling of materials and safe storage of materials. CIS No. 73-541 Database ID 19152