The mountain-access policy submitted by the operator of the Quebec resort was missing elements, labour inspector says in report
A deadly collision between a gondola and a drill rig at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant Ski Resort in July occurred, in part, because of incomplete procedures governing how construction equipment was to be moved on the property, a labour inspector has concluded., and a woman in her 50s was severely injured after they were thrown from a sightseeing gondola that was struck by the mast of a drill rig on July 16.
“Information obtained during the investigation shows that the conditions that led to the crash during the movement of the drill remain present on the site, as elements are missing from the written access procedure as well as in the communication to the parties,” inspector Jean-Philippe Gaudreault wrote in a report on July 28 about his inspection four days prior.
Gaudreault ordered on July 24 that before construction workers could resume moving machinery between work sites, operator Station Mont Tremblant must establish clear procedures and ensure that they are communicated with contractors. He also instructed the resort operator to “ensure that all accesses to the mountain are controlled and that the barriers cannot be bypassed by construction machinery.”
However, Gaudreault says the plan was still missing elements: there was no requirement that the machinery be accompanied by an “escort/signaller,” and it was still not clearly prohibited to move equipment under an active ski lift.
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