2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Training programs and examinations
34.4 
The director may establish blaster safety training programs and
examinations for the different classes of blaster’s certificates
established under section 34.3.
Issuing and renewing blaster certificates
34.5(1) The director may issue a blaster’s certificate of a class set out in
section 34.3, to a person who
(a) in a form approved by the director, applies to the director
and verifies the information in the application by statutory
declaration;
(b) satisfies the director that he or she has successfully completed the
relevant blaster safety training program; and
(c) successfully completes the examination for the class of certificate.
34.5(2) A certificate issued under this section
(a) is valid for the period fixed by the director; and
(b) is subject to any terms and conditions, including terms and
conditions for its renewal, imposed by the director.
34.5(3) Subject to subsection (4), the director must grant a renewal of a
blaster’s certificate held by a blaster who is not otherwise suspended if
the blaster
(a) files with the director an application for renewal, in the form
approved by the director, before his or her existing certificate
authorization expires; and
(b) complies with any term or condition imposed by the director for
renewing the certificate.
34.5(4) As a condition of renewing a certificate, the director may require the
blaster to successfully complete an examination or re-examination if
(a) the blaster applies for the renewal after the time for doing so
under clause (3)(a) has expired; or

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(b) the director is not satisfied that the blaster carried out
sufficient blasting operations, or sufficient blasting
operations of the relevant type, under his or her previous
certificate to demonstrate safe and competent blasting.