Health and Safety
Risks in Food
Manufacturing
TOP 10
In October 2022, workers,
supervisors and employers from
Ontario's food manufacturing
industry identified the top health
and safety risks in the sector
during a risk assessment workshop
facilitated by Workplace Safety &
Prevention Services.
Raising awareness of risks, promoting and following safety
measures, controls, and procedures help to make workplaces safer.
Questions? Connect with us at wsps.ca/food-mfg-risks
for more information or call toll free 1-877-494-9777
PINCH POINT.
Keep hands clear.
Do NOT operate
CAUTION
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Inadequate or improper lockout/
tagout of equipment: unexpected
activation of equipment or
exposure to hazardous energy.
Mobile equipment incidents:
substandard operation of powered
mobile equipment, lift trucks, motor
vehicles, and/or conditions
resulting in collisions, impact,
lose of load, etc.
Bypassing
safeguarding
on equipment:
caught in or
crushed by
moving parts,
exposure to
hazardous
energy.
Slips, trips,
and falls.
Inadequate
safeguarding
of equipment:
caught in or
crushed by
moving parts,
exposure to
hazardous
energy.
Loading/unloading
trailers: trailer creep,
premature departure,
break through
trailer floor.
Musculoskeletal Disorder:
overexertion (manual
material handling),
awkward postures.
Temporary workers: incident
from unfamiliarity with
hazards and protective
measures, lack of
worker experience.
Electric rider
pallet truck
incidents:
stepping off moving
equipment, pinched
between equipment
and stationary
structure,
impact
by, etc.
Struck By: pedestrian
struck by mobile
equipment
