If you employ any person to provide a service whether it is for pay or not, you have a responsibility to ensure the safety and health of that person. Workplace Safety and Health laws apply to ALL employers. When an employee is injured on the job, employers are guilty until they can prove they're not. Recent fines for serious incidents in Manitoba have exceeded $100,000 and no insurance can be purchased. The only insurance is your Safety Management System.

As an employer it is very important that you establish the following in your workplace:

• Responsibilities for Safety and Health
• Safe Work Procedures for jobs undertaken in your workplace
• Regular hazard identification, communication and control
• Regular workplace inspections
• A training plan for Supervisors and Employees
• Emergency Response Plans
• Procedures to investigate serious incidents
• Procedures to evaluate and monitor contracted and self employed workers in your workplace
• Control plans for chemical and biological substances

• Corporate Health and Safety Policy (Samples)
• Enforcement and Disciplinary Action (Samples)
• Responsibilities for Safety and Health
• Hazard identification, assessment and control
• Worker Participation in Safety and Health
• Regular Workplace Inspections
• Development of Safe Work Practices and Job Procedures
• Emergency planning - including first aid
• Assignment of Responsibilities for safety and health
• Training and Communication plan
• Incident Reporting and Investigation
• Workplace Safety and Health Committee
• A system for dealing with sub-contracted employers and self employed workers
• Reviewing the Safety Management System regularly
• Development of policies and/or procedures regarding the following Workplace Safety and Health Regulations (MR 217/06) requirements:
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Hearing Conservation and Noise Control
• Working Alone or in Isolation
• WHMIS
• Harassment Prevention
• Lockout
• Workplace Violence
• Workplace Harassment
• Musculoskeletal Injuries

• Corporate Health and Safety Policy (Samples)
• Enforcement and Disciplinary Action (Samples)
• Assignment of responsibilities for safety and health
• Hazard identification, assessment and control
• Development of Safe Work Practices and Safe Job Procedures
• Company Safety Rules
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Preventative Maintenance
• Training Program for Supervisors and Workers
• Workplace Inspections
• Investigation of Incidents
• Emergency Preparedness
• Safety Committee / Representatives
• Hearing Conservation and Noise Control
• Lockout - Tag Out
• Working Alone and in Isolation
• Violence Policy and Procedures
• Harassment Policy and Procedures
• A system for dealing sub contracted employers and self employed workers
• System to identify and control the risks of Musculoskeletal Injuries
• System to review the Safety Management System regularly

• Corporate Health and Safety Policy (Samples)
• Enforcement and Disciplinary Action (Samples)
• Assignment of responsibilities for safety and health
• Hazard identification, assessment and control
• Development of Safe Work Practices and Safe Job Procedures
• Company Safety Rules
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Preventative Maintenance
• Training Program for Supervisors and Workers
• Workplace Inspections
• Investigation of Incidents
• Emergency Preparedness
• Safety Committee / Representatives
• Hearing Conservation and Noise Control
• Lockout - Tag Out
• Working Alone and in Isolation
• Violence Policy and Procedures
• Harassment Policy and Procedures
• A system for dealing sub contracted employers and self employed workers
• System to identify and control the risks of Musculoskeletal Injuries
• System to review the Safety Management System regularly