2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

12.5(4) Every worker must provide a relevant medical history if requested to
do so under clause (3)(b).
12.5(5) When a physician or audiologist engaged by an employer receives
results of an audiometric test that indicate an abnormal audiogram
or show an abnormal shift, the physician or audiologist must
(a) review the test results, the worker’s medical history and the
baseline audiogram;
(b) prepare a written report setting out
(i) his or her interpretation of the results, including his or
her opinion as to whether the abnormal audiogram or
abnormal shift is a result of exposure to noise at the
workplace, and
(ii) any recommendations with respect to actions to be taken
by the employer to conserve the worker’s hearing; and
(c) provide a copy of the report to the employer and the worker.
12.5(6) The physician or audiologist who prepares the report under
subsection (5) must retain the test record and the report for a period
of at least 10 years from the date the report is prepared.
Report
12.6(1) An employer who is required to provide audiometric testing must
ensure that a written report is prepared at least once every two years
that sets out a detailed account of the steps taken by the employer to
comply with the requirements of this Part.
12.6(2) A report prepared under subsection (1) must include
(a) the sound control measures taken at the workplace; and
(b) statistics in respect of the number of workers

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(i) who received audiometric testing under clause 12.4(2)(c),
(ii) who experienced an abnormal audiogram or an abnormal
shift, and
(iii) whose abnormal audiogram and abnormal shift was, in the
opinion of the physician or audiologist who reviewed the
test results, a result of exposure to noise at the workplace.
12.6(3) Within 30 days after having the report prepared, an employer must
provide a copy of it to
(a) the physician or audiologist engaged by the employer under
subsection 12.4(3);
(b) the committee or, if there is no committee, the representative;
and
(c) the director.
M.R. 159/2018