2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Program for multiple workplaces
7.4(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the director may issue a
written order permitting an employer to establish a workplace
safety and health program for more than one workplace or
parts of more than one workplace.
Considerations of director
7.4(4)
In determining whether to make an order under subsection (3),
the director shall take into account
(a) the nature of the work performed at the workplace;
(b) any request for an order by an employer, worker or union
representing workers at the workplace; and
(c) the frequency of injury or illness in the workplace or in the
industry in question.
Content of program
7.4(5)
A workplace safety and health program must include
(a) a statement of the employer’s policy with respect to the
protection of the safety and health of workers at the
workplace;
(b) the identification of existing and potential dangers to
workers at the workplace and the measures that will be
taken to reduce, eliminate or control those dangers, including
procedures to be followed in an emergency;
(c) the identification of internal and external resources, including
personnel and equipment, that may be required to respond to
an emergency at the workplace;

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(d) a statement of the responsibilities of the employer, supervisors and
workers at the workplace;
(e) a schedule for the regular inspection of the workplace and of work
processes and procedures at the workplace;
(f) a plan for the control of any biological or chemical substance used,
produced, stored or disposed of at the workplace;
(g) a statement of the procedures to be followed to protect safety and
health in the workplace when another employer or self-employed
person is involved in work at the workplace that includes
(i) criteria for evaluating and selecting employers and self-
employed persons to be involved in work at the workplace, and
(ii) procedures for regularly monitoring employers and self-
employed persons involved in work at the workplace;
(h) a plan for training workers and supervisors in safe work practices
and procedures;
(i) a procedure for investigating accidents, dangerous occurrences
and refusals to work under section 43;
(j) a procedure for worker participation in workplace safety and
health activities, including inspections and the investigation of
accidents, dangerous occurrences and refusals to work under
section 43;
(k) a procedure for reviewing and revising the workplace safety and
health program every three years or more often if circumstances
at a workplace change in a way that poses a risk to the safety or
health of workers at the workplace; and
(l) any other requirement prescribed by regulation.