2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

General duties of workers
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Every worker while at work shall, in accordance with the
objects and purposes of this Act,
(a) take reasonable care to protect his safety and health and the
safety and health of other persons who may be affected by his
acts or omissions at work;

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The Workplace Safety And Health Act
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(b) at all times, when the nature of his work requires, use all
devices and wear all articles of clothing and personal protective
equipment designated and provided for his protection by
his employer, or required to be used and worn by him by the
regulations;
(c) 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;
(d) 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;
(e) comply with this Act and the regulations; and
(f) co-operate with any other person exercising a duty imposed by
this Act or the regulations.
DUTIES OF SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS
General duties of self-employed persons
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Every self-employed person shall, in accordance with the objects
and purposes of this Act,
(a) conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure, so far as is
reasonably practicable, that he or any other person is not exposed
to risks to his or that person’s safety or health, arising out of, or in
connection with, activities in his workplace;
(a.1) when he or she is working on a construction project that has a
prime contractor, advise the prime contractor that he or she is
working on the project;
(b) comply with this Act and the regulations; and
(c) co-operate with any other person exercising a duty imposed by
this Act or the regulations.
S.M. 2002, c. 33, s. 10.
DUTIES OF PRIME CONTRACTORS