MATERIAL HANDLER SKILLS UPGRADING PROJECT
Completed in October 2010
The aim of this two-pronged project was to advance the skills of the sector's 175,000-plus material handlers. Furthering work done in the Occupational Standards Phase I and II Projects, the Council wrote five equipment-specific material-handling occupational standards and expanded its National Accreditation Program to encompass review of material-handling training programs.
Material-Handling Occupational Standards Developed Through the Project
Five equipment-specific occupational standards were developed by stakeholders in the material-handling industry. Each of these standards relates to NOC code 7452.*
- Electric Motor Lift Truck Operator
- Internal Combustion Engine Truck Operator
- Mobile Aerial Work Platform Operator
- Rough Terrain Lift Truck Operator
- Work Station Crane Operator
*National Occupational Classification codes: Find information on the Government of Canada's NOC website
Project Working Group
| Committee Role | Name | Company/Organization |
| Chair | Brent Ellis | Wills Transfer Limited Brockville, Ont. |
| Members | Tom Aldred | Schenker of Canada Limited Toronto, Ont. |
| Carmine Benedetti | Transportation Health & Safety Association of Ontario Toronto, Ont. |
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| Sharon Browne | MicroSkills Etobicoke, Ont. |
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| Peter Charlebois | Hansler Industries Ltd. Brockville, Ont. |
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| Barry Coish | Liftow Limited Brampton, Ont. |
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| Owen Cooke | Nestlé Canada Inc. Mississauga, Ont. |
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| John Elson | J. H. Ryder Machinery Ltd. Toronto, Ont. |
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| Patti Galbraith | Canadian Food Industry Council Toronto, Ont. |
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| Jim Hambrook | Liftow Limited Brampton, Ont. |
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| Mark S. Henry | East Penn Canada Anjou, Que. |
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| Kevin P. Jones | 3M Canada Company Brockville, Ont. |
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| David Long | International Warehouse Logistics Association – Canadian Council Toronto, Ont. |
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| Dennis MacDonald | Liquor Control Board of Ontario Mississauga, Ont. |
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| Rick Masson | J. H. Ryder Toronto, Ont. |
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| Susan Murrin | St. John's, Newfoundland | |
| Paul M. Pires | G.N. Johnston Equipment Co. Ltd. Mississauga, Ont. |
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| Sylvia Provenski | Assiniboine Community College, Adult Learning Division Brandon, Man. |
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| Nenad Rakocevic | Logistics Specialist Toronto, Ont. |
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| Vasco Rebuli | Toyota Canada Inc. Toronto, Ont. |
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| Jeff Rook | Rook Safety Services Toronto, Ont. |
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| Sunil Sheoran | inolence inc. Windsor, Ont. |
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| Doug Westlake | Williams Machinery LP Richmond, B.C. |
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| Keith Yip Choy | Guelph, Ont. | |
| Staff | Beverly Myers | Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont. |
| Dale Ross | Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont. |
