2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Employer obligations re equipment provided
6.4
An employer must ensure that
(a) before providing personal protective equipment to a worker,
the equipment is fit for its purpose, as determined by the
employer inspecting it and testing it or carrying out any pre-use
procedure in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications;
(b) the equipment provided fits the worker correctly and can be
used by the worker without an adverse effect to the worker’s
safety or health from the use of the equipment; and
(c) the worker is informed of and understands the safety or health
risk for which the equipment is designed and the limitations, if
any, in the protection it provides.
Worker obligations re equipment 
6.5(1) A worker who is provided with personal protective equipment must
(a) wear or use it in accordance with the manufacturer’s
specifications;
(b) take reasonable steps to prevent damage to it; and
(c) inform the employer if it becomes defective or fails to provide
the protection that it was intended to provide.
6.5(2)
Subsection (1), except clause (c), applies in respect of protective
headwear and footwear that a worker is required to provide for
himself or herself under subsections 6.11(1) and 6.12(2).
Obligations when worker provides personal protective equipment
6.6
When a worker is required to provide protective headwear or
protective footwear for himself or herself,
(a) an employer has no obligations under clause 6.3(a),
subclauses 6.3(b)(i) and (ii) and section 6.10 in respect of that
equipment, but must ensure that the equipment provided
by the worker meets, and is used in accordance with, the
requirements of this Part; and

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(b) the worker must ensure that he or she takes reasonable steps to
prevent damage to the equipment and that it
(i) meets and is used in accordance with the manufacturer’s
specifications and the requirements of this Part,
(ii) is immediately repaired or replaced if it is defective, and
(iii) is immediately replaced with clean or decontaminated
equipment, if it is rendered ineffective because of
contamination by a hazardous substance.
SPECIFIC TYPES OF 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT