Ask yourself these questions:

• Did you know that employers are required under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) to conduct a PHSR prior to the operation or use of newly installed or modified apparatus?
• Do you know under what circumstances a PHSR exemption would be applicable?
• Are you aware a PHSR should be conducted by a Professional Engineer?
• Are you aware that in the case of a workplace accident, employers and supervisors can be charged and fined under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act?
• Did you know the Ministry of Labour has more than 400 highly trained inspectors on the ground inspecting jobs sites every day.
• Could you provide evidence of your due-diligence to a Ministry Of Labour inspector?

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Some Definitions

PHSR = Pre-Start Health and Safety Review (also PSHSR or commonly PSR)

Professional Engineers offering enginering services must be licensed and must be or work for a company in posession of a Certificate of Authorization (C of A).