HANDI-GUIDE to Manitoba's OH&S Act, Regulation and Code – 2021 Edition contains the complete and current Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations in Manitoba.

Durable, light-weight, and practical, this guide is perfect at the office or on any worksite. It’s a great safety tool for supervisors, workers and safety leaders. It also helps with worker training and increases worker and supervisor awareness of their responsibilities under workplace safety law.

Handi-Guide to Manitoba's Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulations provides timely insights and interpretation on the scope and realities of OHS regulations in Manitoba. Each chapter includes updated commentary and legislative references, to help you become familiar with the law and effective OHS compliance. Updated commentary informs readers about these key duties and achieving OHS due diligence in your workplace or organization.

Note: Section 2.3 of the Workplace Safety and Health Regulation requires employers to provide workers with ready access to OHS legislation, while section 7.5(1) of The Workplace Safety and Health Act requires employers to provide workers with other required information that is prescribed by regulation or that may affect worker safety and health and serve to control workplace hazards.

Manitoba's Handi-Guide 2021

SKU： 42900952

C$59.95

Publisher: Carswell

Practice area: Occupational health and safety

Jurisdiction: Manitoba

Publication date: 2021-02-13
A review of important changes to the WSH Act that came into force in late 2020, including a doubling of penalty amounts, up to a maximum of $1,000,000.

A review of important changes to the WSH Regulation that came into effect in late 2019, such as the updated Part 15, Confined Spaces; updates to Part 1 (Definitions), including a new definition for hazardous confined space; a new section on Rope Access added to Part 28 (Scaffolds and Other Elevated Work Platforms); new clauses to address employer and worker duties related to workplace impairment (alcohol and drug consumption); a new requirement for a musculoskeletal injury risk assessment to be carried out by a “competent” person; plus updates to a large number of outdated references to various standards (e.g., cranes/hoists, respirators and more).

A review of important changes to the Operation of Mines Regulation that came into effect in late 2019, such as several new definitions; updated references to many relevant standards; moving Peat Moss Operations from the Operation of Mines Regulation to the WSH Regulation; and other regulatory clarifications.

Discussion of the Administrative Penalty Regulation, with a listing of types of penalties and penalty amounts.

Explanation of enforcement tools used by the Workplace Safety and Health Branch, such as improvement orders, stop-work orders, administrative penalties, fines and penalties, and prosecution (including case examples).

Discussion of other key topics, such as reprisals (discriminatory action), COVID-19, employer and worker requirements related to workplace impairment.

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