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Safety Log Seed Record

Fire extinguisher inspection

Monthly and before hot-work, fuel-storage, or high-risk ignition work areas are released.

Fire extinguisher inspection

Fast-Fact Summary

  • Governing agency: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
  • Form, bylaw, or regulation: O. Reg. 213/91 fire protection and project emergency controls
  • Effective/current anchor: Monthly and before hot-work, fuel-storage, or high-risk ignition work areas are released.
  • Direct portal or source: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/910213

Mandatory Scope

This safety-log record applies to constructors, employers, supervisors, and competent workers responsible for Fire extinguisher inspection. The log is intended to prove that the relevant hazard, equipment, or site condition was checked before exposure continued.

Deadlines & Administrative Windows

  • Required Timing: Monthly and before hot-work, fuel-storage, or high-risk ignition work areas are released.
  • Supervisor Review: Assign a competent person or supervisor to review the entry before the next shift or before the controlled work resumes.
  • Change Trigger: Re-open the log when weather, equipment, excavation, access, crew, or work-method conditions change.

Financial & Legal Liability

Missing safety records can increase OHSA order, stop-work, prosecution, and project backcharge exposure. The record should be kept with the project safety file and be available when requested by the constructor, employer, client, or inspector.

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Step-by-Step Filing Instructions

  • Identify the Controlled Work: Record the site, date, crew, equipment, area, and trade activity.
  • Check the Hazard Controls: Confirm guards, access, PPE, training, permits, isolation, or inspection evidence required for the task.
  • Sign the Entry: Supervisor or competent worker acknowledgement for location, charge status, and access.
  • Store the Record: Retain with fire protection and hot-work records.

2026 Inspection Notes

For 2026 construction compliance context, pay close attention to working-at-heights training records, trenching and excavation controls, and training/competency documentation. Do not call this a named official blitz unless the supplied record or source says so.

Official Sources

Raw Fields

  • Regulation ReferenceO. Reg. 213/91 fire protection and project emergency controls
  • Signature RequirementsSupervisor or competent worker acknowledgement for location, charge status, and access.
  • Retention PeriodRetain with fire protection and hot-work records.

Generation Status

Expansion seed record anchors the topic to Ontario construction safety law or related safety programme controls. Generated copy must describe log timing and recordkeeping without inventing a universal government form unless the supplied regulation says one exists.