2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Site of serious incident to be preserved
2.8
Except to the extent necessary to free a trapped person or to avoid
the creation of an additional hazard, and subject to a directive issued
by a safety and health officer under clause 24(1)(l) of the Act, an
employer must ensure that nothing involved in a serious incident
is altered or moved until at least 24 hours after the notice under
subsection 2.7(1) is given.
Investigations: serious incidents and accidents
2.9(1)
An employer must ensure that each of the following is investigated
as soon as reasonably practicable after it occurs:
(a) a serious incident;
(b) an accident or other dangerous occurrence
(i) that injures a person, and results in the person requiring
medical treatment, or
(ii) that had the potential to cause a serious incident.
2.9(2)
An investigation must be carried out by
(a) the co-chairpersons of the committee at the workplace or their
designates;
(b) the employer and the representative at the workplace; or
(c) the employer, in the presence of a worker employed at the
workplace who is not associated with the management of the
workplace, when there is no committee or representative at the
workplace.
2.9(3)
After an investigation is completed, an employer, in consultation with
the co-chairpersons or their designates, the representative or the
worker, as applicable, must prepare a written report that includes the
following:
(a) the name of any person injured or killed;
(b) the date, time and place of the incident, accident or dangerous
occurrence;
(c) a description of the incident, accident or dangerous occurrence;
(d) any graphics, photographs or other evidence that may assist
in determining the cause or causes of the incident, accident or
dangerous occurrence;

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(e) an explanation of the cause of the incident, accident or
dangerous occurrence, including any factors or events that
indirectly contributed to it occurring;
(f) any immediate corrective action taken;
(g) any long-term action that will be taken to prevent the
occurrence of a similar incident, accident or dangerous
occurrence, or the reasons for no action being taken.
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