2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Training
42.3
An employer must ensure that a written record is kept of all
training provided to firefighters.
Firefighting vehicle and equipment requirements
42.4(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) a firefighting vehicle is operated by a competent person;
(b) the firefighting vehicles and equipment used to respond to
an emergency are designed and operated to ensure the safety
and health of a firefighter;
(c) equipment provided, including any personal protective
equipment, safety ropes, harnesses and hardware,is
appropriate to the risks to the firefighter’s safety and health;
(d) the equipment provided under clause (c) is used by firefighter
when responding to an emergency; and
(e) equipment carried within a seating area of a firefighting
vehicle, if any, is secured
(i) by a positive mechanical means of holding it in a stowed
position, or
(ii) in a compartment that is equipped with a positive
latching door and that has been designed, in the event
of an accident, to minimize injury to a firefighter in the
seating area of the vehicle.
42.4(2) An employer must ensure that
(a) firefighting vehicles and equipment are inspected by
a competent person according to the manufacturer’s
specifications;
(b) a written record of the inspection that is signed by the
person who performed the inspection is readily available to
firefighters at the workplace; and
(c) where a defect or unsafe condition is identified,

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(i) the defect or unsafe condition is repaired or corrected in
accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications by a
competent person, as soon as is reasonably practicable,
(ii) a written record of the repair or correction is readily
available at the workplace, and
(iii) steps are taken in the interim to protect the safety and
health of a firefighter.