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Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c W210).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Manitoba
Document type
Legislation
Date
1987 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control Public health Human rights Business/industry/corporations Dispute settlement Court/tribunal Institution Noise pollution Radiation Hazardous substances Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The objects and purposes of this Act are: a) to secure workers and self-employed persons from risks to their safety, health and welfare arise out of, or in connection with, activities in their workplaces; and b) to protect other persons from risks to their safety and health arising out of, or in connection with, activities in workplaces. The text – consisting of 59 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following issues: duties, relationship to Workers Compensation Act, duties and power of the director and the minister, Advisory Council, officers, safety and health officers, appeals, workplace safety and health committees and representatives, general provisions, offences and penalties

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.mb.ca

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