2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Operating controls
16.8
An employer must ensure that
(a) the operating controls of a machine
(i) are readily and clearly identifiable,
(ii) are located within reach of the operator, and
(iii) cannot be activated by inadvertent contact; and
(b) subject to subsection 16.19(1), a machine is equipped with a
stopping device that is
(i) readily and clearly identifiable, and
(ii) located in the direct view and within reach of the operator
at all times.

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Workplace Safety And Health Regulation
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Worker apparel
16.9
When there is a risk that a worker or a worker’s apparel may come
into contact with a moving part of a machine, an employer must
ensure that the worker
(a) wears close-fitting clothing;
(b) confines long hair with a hairnet, close-fitting cap, close-fitting
headwear or some other effective means; and
(c) does not wear dangling neckwear, jewelry, wristwatches, rings
or other similar items that may create a potential hazard.
Starting a machine
16.10
The operator of a machine must ensure that the starting of the
machine does not endanger the operator or any other person.
Warning system
16.11(1) When the operator of a machine does not have a clear view of all
parts of the machine and the surrounding area, an employer must
ensure that the machine is equipped with
(a) an audible alarm system that provides a warning of sufficient
volume and for a sufficient period before start-up of the
machine to alert a person of the imminent start-up; or
(b) a distinctive and conspicuous visual warning system to alert a
person of the imminent start-up.
16.11(2) An employer must place clearly visible warning signs at each point of
access to a machine that starts automatically. The warning signs must
give clear instructions to a worker on the nature of the hazard posed
by the machine.