2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Storage beneath electrical lines
7.3
An employer must obtain the written approval of the electrical
authority having jurisdiction before storing machinery, materials or
equipment beneath an outdoor overhead electrical line.
Design of racking 
7.4(1)
An employer must ensure that all racks and frames used to store
materials, equipment, machines or tools are
(a) designed, constructed and maintained to support the load
placed on them; and
(b) placed on firm foundations that can support the load.
7.4(2)
An employer must ensure that commercially manufactured racks and
frames are installed, used and maintained in accordance with the
manufacturer’s specifications.
7.4(3)
An employer must ensure that racks that exceed a 3:1 height-to-
depth ratio are suitably anchored, externally braced or properly
secured to a building or structure.

---

Workplace Safety And Health Regulation
131
7.4(4) 
An employer must ensure that all racks and frames used outdoors
to store materials, equipment, machines or tools are designed,
constructed and maintained to support loads placed on them by
wind, wind gusts and other environmental conditions.
Risks re powered mobile equipment
7.5 
When there is a risk that powered mobile equipment may collide
with a rack column, an employer must provide
(a) a post or guardrail connected to the floor around the exposed
column that is capable of absorbing the impact of the powered
mobile equipment; or
(b) a suitable means of reinforcing the exposed column by a device
secured to the column.
Stacking material, in cluding brick, steel and bags
7.6
An employer must ensure that
(a) materials are stored on level and stable platforms and are not
piled to a height that could endanger the stability of the pile;
(b) without limiting clause (a),
(i) bricks or other masonry building materials are not piled
more than 2 m high, unless the pile is tapered back to one-
half block per tier above the two metre level,
(ii) structural steel material, including poles, pipe, or bar
stock, are stacked in racks or frames, or otherwise suitably
restrained to prevent movement, and
(iii) bagged or loose materials are supported to prevent
movement; and
(c) if materials are stored outdoors, the effect of wind, wind gusts
and other environmental conditions are considered when
determining the manner of stacking and storing the material.

---

Workplace Safety And Health Regulation
132