2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Application of Act
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This Act applies to
(a) the Crown in right of Manitoba and every agency of the government;
(b) every employer, worker and self-employed person whose workplace
safety, health and welfare standards are ordinarily within the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Legislature to regulate; and
(c) the Crown in right of Canada, every agency of the government of
Canada, and every other person whose workplace safety, health
and welfare standards are ordinarily within the jurisdiction of the
Parliament of Canada, to the extent that the Crown in right of
Canada may submit to the application of this Act.
DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS
General duties of employers
4(1)
Every employer shall in accordance with the objects and purposes of
this Act
(a) ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health and
welfare at work of all his workers; and
(b) comply with this Act and regulations.
Further duties of employer
4(2)
Without limiting the generality of an employer’s duty under
subsection (1), every employer shall
(a) provide and maintain a workplace, necessary equipment, systems and
tools that are safe and without risks to health, so far as is reasonably
practicable;
(b) provide to all his workers such information, instruction, training,
supervision and facilities to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable,
the safety, health and welfare at work of all his workers;
(c) ensure that all his workers, and particularly his supervisors, foremen,
chargehands or similar persons, are acquainted with any safety or
health hazards which may be encountered by the workers in the
course of their service, and that workers are familiar with the use of
all devices or equipment provided for their protection;
(d) conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure, so far as is
reasonably practicable, that persons who are not in his service are
not exposed to risks to their safety or health arising out of, or in
connection with activities in his workplace;

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The Workplace Safety And Health Act
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(e) consult and co-operate with the workplace safety and health
committee where such a committee exists, regarding the duties and
matters with which that committee is charged under this Act;
(f) consult and co-operate with the worker safety and health
representative where such a representative has been designated,
regarding the duties and matters with which that representative is
charged under this Act;
(g) co-operate with any other person exercising a duty imposed by this
Act, or the regulations;
(h) ensure that all of the employer’s workers are supervised by a person
who
(i) is competent, because of knowledge, training or experience, to
ensure that work is performed in a safe manner, and
(ii is familiar with this Act and the regulations that apply to the work
performed at the workplace;
(i) if the employer’s workers are working on a construction project that
has a prime contractor, advise the prime contractor of the name of
the supervisor of the employer’s workers on the project.