Manitoba has a New Safety and Health Regulation!

Newsletter ID: PEN #30, 2006.
Services: Occupational Health & Safety

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Seminars
1. Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Regulation 217/2006 Awareness Sessions
Summary Table
Attachments
1. PEN 30 PDF: Manitoba has a new Safety and Health Regulation

(Pinchin Workplace Safety & Health Regulation Breakfasts Listed Here)

Manitoba Labour and Immigration – Workplace Safety and Health Division announced it’s new Occupational Safety and Health Regulation on November 1, 2006 - The Workplace Safety and Health Regulation 217/2006 made under The Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210).

By introducing this new legislation, Manitoba Labour is progressing on the mandate to make Manitoba workplaces safer as initiated in 2001 by Bill 27 – The Safer Workplaces Act that amended the Workplace Safety and Health Act.

Welder The Workplace Safety and Health Regulation takes effect on February 1, 2007 and is the result of a four-year consultation and review process. The grace period for compliance started on October 31, 2006 and ends on February 1, 2007. The review process included input from employers, employees and technical representatives. The new regulation includes input from this review process but also makes changes to remain consistent with other regulatory agencies in the western provinces.

The new regulation is divided into forty-four parts, each addressing a stand-alone issue. Many of the parts have been addressed by previous regulations and/or guidelines. There are a number of entirely new parts that have not been addressed in Manitoba workplaces to date.

Our Summary Table is a Pinchin summary of the Workplace Safety and Health Regulation 217/2006 showing a list of the parts included in the regulation. We have provided additional information beside each part indicating whether the part is new or part of an existing regulation.

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To obtain the full copy of the Workplace Health and Safety Act please visit http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/w210e.php.

Seminars

Pinchin will be providing additional information on many of the parts and requirements of this new regulation. A series of seminars will be scheduled to discuss specific parts such as:

Parts 1 to 4	Definitions, General Duties, Workplace Safety & Health Committees & General Workplace Requirements
Part 12	Hearing Conservation & Noise
Part 15	Confined Space
Part 33	Demolition
Part 35	Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Part 36	Chemical & Biological Substances
Part 37	Asbestos

As noted above, the new regulation totally re-works the existing legislation.

A number of new parts not previously addressed are included in the new regulations such as musculoskeletal injuries, Oil and Gas and Firefighters.

There are also some changes to the existing legislation that have triggered control measures to be reduced such as noise exposure from 90 dBA to 85 dBA.

We hope to see you at the regulatory seminars which start in early in 2007. To be added to the mailing list for the above noted sessions and future newsletters, please sign up for our free newsletters.

Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Regulation 217/2006 Awareness Sessions

Pinchin Environmental is offering a series of seminars on topical Pinchin Services to help you understand the new regulations and the impact on your company.

Click here to view our OH&S course Calendar.

Contact us to request our email notifications of this and other courses.

Summary Table

Section #	Name of Section	Comment
1	Definitions and General Matters	New
2	General Duties	New
3	Workplace Safety and Health Committees and Representatives	Replaces MR 106/88R
4	General Workplace Requirements	New
5	First Aid	Replaces MR140/98
6	Personal Protective Equipment	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
7	Storage of Materials, Equipment, Machines and Tools	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
8	Musculoskeletal Injuries	New
9	Working Alone Or In Isolation	Replaces MR 105/88R
10	Harassment	New
11	Violence in the Workplace	New
12	Hearing Conservation and Noise Control	Replaces MR 227/94
13	Entrances, Exits, Stairways and Ladders	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
14	Fall Protection	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
15	Confined Spaces	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
16	Machines, Tools and Robots	Replaces MR 108/88
17	Welding and Allied Processes	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
18	Radiation	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
19	Fire and Explosive Hazards	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
20	Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
21	Emergency Washing Facilities	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
22	Powered Mobile Equipment (PME)	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
23	Cranes and Hoists	Replaces MR 99/88
24	Pile Driving	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
25	Work in the Vicinity of Overhead Electrical Lines	Replaces MR189/85
26	Excavation and Tunnels	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
27	Work in a Compressed Air Environment	New
28	Scaffolds and Other Elevated Work Platforms	Replaces MR 189/85
29	Falsework and Flyforms	Replaces MR 189/85
30	Temporary Structures	Replaces MR 189/85
31	Roof Work	Replaces MR 189/85
32	Precast Concrete	Replaces MR 189/85
33	Demolition Work	Replaces MR 189/85
34	Explosives	Replaces MR 108/88R
35	Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems	Replaces MR 52/88R
36	Chemical and Biological Substances	Replaces MR 53/88R
37	Asbestos	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
38	Electrical Safety	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
39	Health Care Facilities	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
40	Forestry and Aboriculture	New– Previously Enformed Through Guidelines
41	Oil and Gas	New
42	Firefighters	New
43	Diving Operations	New