2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Part 6 applies to hearing protectors provided
12.7
A hearing protector provided by an employer under this Part is
personal protective equipment and the obligations of the employer
and the worker under Part 6 (Personal Protective Equipment) apply
to the hearing protector provided.
Warning signs
12.8
An employer must post a warning sign — indicating that any person
entering the workplace or work area risks exposure to a noise level
that is harmful to hearing — at the entrance to any workplace or
work area where the noise level is more than 85 dBA.
INDUSTRIAL AUDIOMETRIC TECHNICIANS
Industrial audiometric technician licences
12.9(1) The director may issue an industrial audiometric technician’s licence
to a person who
(a) makes application to the director in a form approved by the
director;
(b) satisfies the director that he or she has successfully completed
a course of study in industrial audiometry approved by the
director; and
(c) pays a fee of $100.

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12.9(2) An industrial audiometric technician’s licence issued or renewed
under this section remains valid for a period of five years, unless the
director
(a) extends it; or
(b) revokes or suspends it sooner.
12.9(3) The director must grant a renewal of an industrial audiometric
technician’s licence if the licence holder
(a) files with the director an application for renewal, in the form
approved by the director, at least 60 days before his or her
existing licence expires; and
(b) pays a fee of $100.
12.9(4) The director may extend the time for filing an application for
renewal under clause (3)(a).
Requirement re ongoing training
12.10
Every person who holds a licence issued under section 12.9 must,
when and within the time specified by the director, complete a
refresher course of study in industrial audiometry specified by the
director.