2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Post-blast inspection and clearance by blaster
34.17(1) After a blast an employer must ensure that, before a worker or other
person is allowed to return to the blast site, the blaster has
(a) inspected the blast site for misfires and bootlegs;
(b) marked each misfire or bootleg with a conspicuous marker; and
(c) given clearance for workers and other persons to return to the
blast site.
34.17(2) In the event that a misfire or bootleg is found, an employer must
ensure that it is not abandoned, but rather that the blaster deals with
it in accordance with the safe work procedures for the workplace and
for the relevant type of explosive.

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No smoking or burning material near explosives
34.18(1) No person may smoke or burn any material within 8 m of an
explosive.
34.18(2) An employer must ensure that no person smokes or burns any
material within 8 m of an explosive.
DIRECTOR’S POWERS
Director’s powers
34.19  For the purpose of this Part, the director may
(a) establish
(i) terms and conditions that may be imposed on a blaster’s
certificate,
(ii) procedures to be followed for the reconsideration of a
suspension, and
(iii) requirements for issuing or renewing blaster’s certificates,
including a class of blaster’s certificates established under
clause 34.3(e); and
(b) authorize a designated person to exercise powers or perform
duties under this Part.

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PART 35 
WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
APPLICATION
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