2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Footwear: responsibilities of employers and workers
6.12(1) An employer must provide a worker with
(a) outer foot guards that provide metatarsal protection, when there
is substantial risk of a crushing injury to the worker’s foot; and
(b) protective footwear, when the worker’s feet may be endangered
by a hot, corrosive or toxic substance.
6.12(2) Subject to subsection (1), a worker is responsible for providing for
himself or herself protective footwear that
(a) is appropriate for the risk associated with the worker’s
workplace and work; and
(b) meets the requirements of
(i) CSA Z195.1-16, Guideline for selection, care, and use of 
protective footwear, or
(ii) CSA Z195:14 (R2019), Protective Footwear,
if the worker may be at risk of injury from a heavy or falling
object or from treading on a sharp object.
6.12(3) Despite subsection (2), an employer may permit, with appropriate
conditions and after consulting with the committee, the
representative or, where there is no committee or representative, the
workers, a worker to use soft-soled, slip resistant protective footwear
without puncture-proof plates in the soles and toecaps provided by
the worker, if the worker is
(a) a steel erector engaged in the connection of structural
components of a skeletal structure; or

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(b) engaged in the installation of roof finishing materials.
M.R. 128/2019
Eye and face protectors
6.13(1) An employer must provide a worker an eye or face protector that
meets the requirements of CSA Z94.3-15, Eye and Face Protectors and
CSA Z94.3.1-16, Guideline for selection, use, and care of eye and face 
protectors, and that is appropriate for the risk, if there is a risk of
irritation or injury to the worker’s face or eyes from
(a) flying objects or particles;
(b) splashing liquids or molten metal;
(c) ultraviolet, visible or infrared radiation; or
(d) any other material, substance or matter.
6.13(2) For certainty, prescription lenses or prescription eyewear are not
included as eye protectors under this section.
M.R. 128/2019