News & Events
Keeping up-to-date with health and safety issues keeps your workplace ahead of the game. There is no better way to stay SAFE than to stay informed.
This section provides you with SAFE news releases, links to international health and safety-related news stories, accounts of recent serious incidents, hazard alerts and our SAFE newsletter.
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Regulation Review Part 29
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Regulation Part 29 applies to all workplaces where falsework or flyform
systems are used. In these workplaces, SAFE Work procedures must be
developed and implemented and workers must be trained on them.
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Manitoba Construction Sector Council helps workers
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Some 12,400 new entrants will be required in Manitoba construction
between now and 2018 to replace the number of workers retiring and to
meet increased project demands. Training will be an integral part of
meeting the increasing demand for workers.The Manitoba Construction Sector Council is here to help.
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Avoiding Slips, Trips and Falls
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Many Manitobans have already this summer suffered injuries due to slips, trips and falls (read the Hazard Alerts
for descriptions of some of these incidents). In fact, across the
province, approximately 2,800 workers are hurt in fall-related incidents
each year.Learn more about how you can prevent slips, trips and falls.
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Creepaway Camp is online!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The latest in the SAFE Work Cinema Creepy Guy trilogy brings the
screams back to your computer screen, once more reminding you of the
horror of workplace injuries – injuries that are preventable.
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What's new @ SAFE dot com
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Coming soon to the SAFE Manitoba realm ... Creepaway Camp - the
scariest place for young Manitobans to win! This fall, SAFE Work Cinema
is bringing the screams back to your computer screen, once more
reminding you of the horror of workplace injuries – injuries that are
preventable.
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Tips for working with a pneumatic nailer
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Working with pneumatic tools, also known as air nailers and staplers, can be dangerous to yourself and those around you. It
is important to know some guidelines about air tools, and how to remain
safe when using them to prevent injuries both in the workplace and
everyday life.
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Regulation Review Part 28
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Every workplace where a scaffold or
elevated work platform is used is required to develop and implement safe work
procedures. Workers must also be trained on these procedures. Commercially manufactured scaffold and
elevated work platforms must be installed, used, maintained and
dismantled according to the manufacturer’s specifications. Regulation Review Part 28 explains this in detail!
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World Suicide Prevention Day
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Manitobans across the province are sharing their support for suicide
prevention on September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day. The day
promotes worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. An
alarming number of Canadians commit suicide daily.
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Regulation Review Part 27
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Regulation
Part 27 applies where work is done in a compressed air environment, but does
not apply to divers or individuals working in diving bells.This
is a new regulation that requires employers to develop, implement and train
workers in SAFE Work procedures.
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What's new @ SAFE dot com
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The Workplace Safety and
Health Division (WSHD) is pleased to announce the development of a new online system for employers/contractors to notify WSHD of the intent to begin
excavation work and to obtain a registration number.
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