Documentation is Key to Compliance with New 2024 Ontario Crane Regulations

January 16, 2024 | < 1 min read

Crane owners, sharpen your pencils! A new Ontario law makes detailed documentation more important than ever.

As we rang in the New Year, new regulations affecting cranes and similar lift devices took effect in Ontario on January 1, 2024. Crane inspection logbooks are key to complying with the new law.

As a leading provider of crane inspections across North America, Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA) offers inspection support and insight to help you navigate these and future regulatory changes to ensure crane safety and compliance.

What’s Changed?
As of January 1, 2024, Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act regulations (OHSA) were updated affecting inspection of mobile cranes and similar hoisting devices. Changes are highlighted below.

152(1): For every crane, the owner must maintain a logbook to document that the crane has been inspected, tested, and maintained in accordance with manufacturer recommendations. (Mobile Crane Logbook)
152(2): The intent of ss. 152(2) is to provide a road map in the absence of the required log book. In these cases, in accordance with the CSA Z150-2016 standard, the crane must undergo a complete mechanical inspection, in addition to the usual annual structural inspection, under the supervision of an engineer.

How to Comply
Compliance with the new regulations boils down to maintaining meticulous records for every crane or similar lifting device.

If a crane has a logbook recording regular inspections and maintenance that meet manufacturer recommendations, the equipment is good for continuous service until the end of the 12th month following the previous inspection, as specified in CSA Z150-16. When proper logbooks are maintained, only structural inspections are required annually.

Lacking a Logbook?
In some situations, however, no logbook accompanies a crane, such as when a crane is purchased second-hand or at an auction or when the previous owner did not maintain adequate records. In these situations, a complete structural and mechanical inspection must be performed under the supervision of a professional engineer and recorded in the crane logbook before the equipment is used. After that, only structural inspections are required annually.

How IIA Can Help
IIA’s team includes licensed structural and mechanical engineers and skilled field technicians to help you comply with the latest Ontario occupational health and safety legislation. If your crane does not have a logbook or the history of maintenance is not well documented, we can provide a complete mechanical and structural inspection to get you back on track.

We provide detailed documentation for every inspection we perform. We also track your inspection history, and let you know when equipment is due for inspections.

For companies performing mechanical crane inspections in-house, IIA can provide expert engineering review of inspection reports for an added measure of security.

As the regulatory landscape changes, IIA offers peace of mind that your people and assets are protected, and your company is in compliance.

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