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Manitoba Safety & Health Reg 217/2006
Complimentary Breakfast

Hearing Conservation & Noise Control
and Confined Space

On February 1, 2007, the New Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Regulation 217/2006 comes into force. This regulation amalgamates several previous regulations and provides new regulatory requirements for employers.The regulation has 44 parts to it. Pinchin has reviewed the regulation and will be providing information on a select number of the Parts through a series of breakfast information sessions.

The following is a summary of Parts 12 & 15 for this Breakfast. For information on Awareness Sessions for other sections of the Regulation please see our Awareness Session Summary or our Breakfasts PDF.

Part 12 Hearing Conservation & Noise

To briefly summarize, an employer must:

1. Design a workplace operation to ensure continuous noise exposure is less than 85 dBA
2. Initiate a noise exposure assessment if a worker is likely to be exposed to over 80 dBA.
3. Where exposure to noise is between 80 dBA and 85 dBA, the employer is to advise the worker of hazards of noise and provide protection if requested.
4. Where exposure to noise is over 85 dBA, the employer is to take measures to reduce worker exposure to below 85 dBA and/or provide hearing protectors and conduct audiometric tests.

Part 15 Confined Space

To briefly summarize, an employer must:

1. Identify & assess risks that a worker may be exposed to. Note that the definition of a confined space has been revised.
2. Develop safe work procedures for confined space entry, (including but not limited to: recognizing risks, procedures for isolating, PPE and an emergency response plan).
3. Develop and review an entry permit system.
4. Prepare the requirements for entry.

Please note that the above items are a brief summary of the requirements of the regulation. There are several other requirements of the new regulation that will be addressed at each of our sessions.

Presenter:

Mr. Peter Griffin, B.Sc., MBA, CIH, CRSP – Senior Occupational Hygienist

Mr. Griffin has over thirty one years experience in the field of occupational safety and health. He also has 21 years experience with Manitoba Labour – Workplace Safety and Health Division. Peter is the former Manager of Occupational Hygiene at that office. Peter’s vast practical and regulatory insights will greatly assist employers to interpret their responsibilities under the new regulations.

Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Regulation 217/2006

For further information on the new Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Regulation 217/2006, please review our Newsletter PEN 30: "Manitoba has a new Safety and Health Regulation!".

Registration:

This Complimentary Breakfast will be held at the Pinchin Environmental Winnipeg Office, 54 Terracon Place, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Map)

Seating is limited so please register early by emailing us at coursesmb@pinchin.com. Please include your name, company, phone number, email address and which breakfast you wish to attend.

We will contact you within 72 hours to confirm your registration. If you do not hear from us, please call to ensure we’ve received your registration.

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