ISNet RAVS Documents
Lifting and Handling -Yukon RAV
A Lifting and Handling RAVS is the written answer document that satisfies the lifting and handling element of the ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire. This Yukon version is written to the Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations, so it answers the questionnaire the way a Yukon hiring client expects. You add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload it to your ISNetworld account.
- Pre-written answer aligned with Canadian regulatory references
- Upload to ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks
- Word format — add your company name and customise in minutes
- Written by Canadian safety professionals
- Instant download after purchase
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Overview
What this RAVS document does
Manual lifting and handling is a leading cause of strain and back injury. A hiring client that configures this element wants to see that a contractor provides mechanical lifting aids, trains workers, and coordinates team lifts.
This document states your company's lifting and handling program in the structure an ISNetworld reviewer expects: mechanical devices, lifting and carrying training, and group lifting procedures. It is written to Yukon regulations. The file arrives in editable Word format - add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload.
What the reviewer verifies
What ISNetworld checks
ISNetworld does not just check that a lifting and handling answer exists. A reviewer verifies the document addresses each requirement the hiring client has configured. For this element, that typically means confirming the document covers:
- A written lifting and handling program
- Mechanical lifting aids for loads too heavy or awkward to lift
- Training for workers required to lift or carry objects
- Coordinated procedures for two or more workers lifting together
- Well-understood signals for raising and lowering a load
- Safe handling that reduces the risk of strain injury
What is inside
The document sections
- Mechanical devices
- Lifting and carrying training
- Group lifting procedures
- Coordinated signals
- Manual handling hazards
- Reducing strain injury
- Worker responsibilities
- Reference standards
Regulatory references this RAVS is written to
- Provincial framework
- Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Provincial regulation
- Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Regulator
- Yukon Workers' Safety and Compensation Board
Who it is for
Who needs this RAVS
This RAVS is for contractors whose hiring clients require the lifting and handling element in ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks. It applies to any company in Yukon whose workers lift, carry, or handle materials. If a hiring client's pre-qualification configuration flags lifting and handling, this is the document the reviewer is waiting on.
Practical guidance
How to pass the lifting and handling review the first time
- Provide mechanical aids. The document states mechanical appliances are provided and used for materials and objects too heavy or awkward for workers to lift. A reviewer expects those aids.
- Train workers to lift. The document states workers required to lift or carry objects are trained to do the job safely. A reviewer expects that training.
- Coordinate team lifts. The document states a lift involving two or more workers is coordinated by well-understood signals to ensure unity of action. A reviewer expects that coordination.
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Common questions
Questions about this RAVS
- What does the ISNetworld lifting and handling RAVS include?
- It is a complete, pre-written lifting and handling program written as an ISNetworld RAVS answer. It covers mechanical lifting devices, lifting and carrying training, and coordinated group lifting procedures.
- Is the document written to Yukon regulations?
- Yes. It is written to the Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations, so it answers the questionnaire the way a Yukon hiring client expects.
- Does it cover team lifts?
- Yes. It states that where two or more workers lift or carry a heavy object together, the raising and lowering is coordinated by well-understood signals.
- How long does it take to complete and upload?
- Most companies finish in 15 to 30 minutes. You add your company name, confirm a few company-specific details, then copy the content into your ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire.