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MLITSD Blitz Self-Audit Checklist
MLITSD publishes its enforcement priorities in advance. This self-audit walks the four themes announced for the 2025–2026 cycle — material handling, chemical agents, workplace violence prevention and ergonomics — plus the core records an inspector asks for on any visit.
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The Act, the health and safety policy, and required notices posted where workers can read them.
Worker and supervisor awareness training
Mandatory basic awareness training completed, with records for every worker and supervisor.
JHSC or health and safety representative
Correct structure for your size, certified members where required, minutes current and posted.
Violence and harassment program
Policies reviewed annually, programs in place, workers informed.
Hazard assessments and inspections
Documented, current, and closed out.
First aid
Requirements met for your workforce, with in-date certificates and stocked stations.
Missing or inadequate basic awareness training, incomplete violence and harassment programs, JHSC gaps and fall protection deficiencies are among the most common orders written against Ontario employers. Clear these before worrying about anything else.
1. Priority — material handling
Requirement
What good looks like
Y / N / N-A
Evidence or gap
Operator certification current
Site-specific training on the actual equipment operated, not a generic ticket. Evidence of practical evaluation.
Pre-shift inspections done and logged
A complete log, filled in every shift, with real variation in the entries.
Defects actioned
Recorded defects have a follow-up and an out-of-service process.
Pedestrian separation
Physical barriers, floor marking or procedural controls at every conflict point — not a verbal instruction.
Load ratings posted
Capacity plates legible on every lift device; loads within rating.
Rigging inspected
Slings, shackles and hooks inspected before each lift and removed from service when damaged.
Lift planning for complex lifts
A designated signal person and a documented plan for overhead or complex work.
Manual handling assessed
Lifting tasks assessed and controls in place.
An identical logbook entry every day reads as a log nobody fills in. Blank lines or repeated identical entries attract scrutiny immediately — and a falsified record is a worse finding than a missing one.
2. Priority — chemical agents and WHMIS
Requirement
What good looks like
Y / N / N-A
Evidence or gap
Safety data sheets current
Sheets in the current 16-section format. Legacy MSDS or sheets over three years old without a supplier update are a priority fix.
Reachable within 15 minutes
If a worker asks and it takes longer than 15 minutes to produce, that alone can result in an order. Test it.
Decanted containers labelled
Product name, hazard pictograms and signal word at minimum on every transferred container.
Worker training records
General and workplace-specific WHMIS training, dated and retained.
Exposure controls for listed substances
Controls in place and verified for any designated or regulated substance in use.
Inventory current
The hazardous product list matches what is actually on site.
3. Priority — workplace violence prevention
Requirement
What good looks like
Y / N / N-A
Evidence or gap
Written violence policy
A policy that specifically addresses violence, separate from harassment.
Risk assessment specific to this workplace
Reflects your actual layout, customer or client profile and incident history. A generic template with your name inserted is insufficient.
Workers consulted
Evidence the JHSC or representative was involved in the assessment.
Reporting procedure workers know
Ask two workers how they would report an incident. Record what they said.
Follow-up on reports
Documented investigation and response for every reported incident.
Domestic violence provisions
Procedures for a risk that may enter the workplace.
Reassessed as often as necessary
Reassessment after incidents or changes to the work.
4. Priority — ergonomics and MSD prevention
Requirement
What good looks like
Y / N / N-A
Evidence or gap
MSD hazards identified
Repetitive motion, force, awkward posture and static loading assessed for the jobs performed here.
Worker reports acted on
A route for reporting discomfort early, and evidence reports were addressed.
Controls implemented
Engineering controls first — layout, height, mechanical assist — before administrative controls.
Training delivered
Workers trained to recognise MSD signs and symptoms and how to report them.
High-repetition tasks reviewed
Scanning, stocking, packing and similar tasks specifically assessed.
This resource is general guidance, not legal advice. Confirm every requirement against the current regulation in your jurisdiction before relying on it.