News - Workplace Safety

The Workplace Safety and Health branch of Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade is reminding employers to ensure serious incidents are reported and adequate safeguards are in place for machines after two employers were prosecuted for violations under The Workplace Safety and Health Act.

A 58-year-old Winnipeg man has died after falling off a large chemical storage tank at the City of Winnipeg Water Treatment Plant.

A City of Steinbach employee is recovering in hospital after experiencing a work-related accident this past week.

The Workplace Safety and Health branch of Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade is reminding employers to ensure workplaces are safe and workers are adequately supervised to perform their duties, after three employers and a property owner were prosecuted for violations under The Workplace Safety and Health Act.

On January 17, 2018, at approximately 9am, Gillam RCMP responded to a workplace incident at the Limestone Hydro Dam work site.

Workplace Safety and Health is reminding employers to ensure workplaces are safe and that workers are trained to perform their duties safely after a workplace was prosecuted for violations under The Workplace Safety and Health Act.

Workplace Safety and Health is reminding employers to ensure workplaces are safe and that workers are trained to perform their duties safely after a workplace was prosecuted for violations under The Workplace Safety and Health Act.

Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade’s Workplace Safety and Health branch is reminding employers to ensure workplaces are safe and that workers understand proper procedures and are trained on those procedures in order to perform their duties safely after five workplaces were prosecuted for violations under the Workplace Safety and Health Act.