Manitoba site safety inspection report template

Manitoba rules for this report

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• Every employer ensures regular inspections of the workplace and of work processes and procedures to identify any risk to the safety or health of any person, and corrects any unsafe condition as soon as is reasonably practicableWorkplace Safety and Health Regulation, M.R. 217/2006, s. 2.4 (1)
• Fall protection applies wherever a worker may fall 3 m or more, less than 3 m where the surface or item below increases the risk of injury, into operating machinery, into water or another liquid, into or onto a hazardous substance or object, through an opening in a work surface, or more than 1.2 m from an area used as a wheelbarrow path; a guardrail system is used, and where that is not reasonably practicable or effective, a travel restraint system, fall arrest system, safety net or another approved systemWorkplace Safety and Health Regulation, ss. 14.1 (1), 14.3, 14.6
• The employer develops and implements safe work procedures to prevent falls, trains workers in them and makes sure they are followed; they identify the fall hazards and the prevention measures and, where guardrails or fall protection systems are needed, their locations, how the systems are assembled, maintained, inspected, used and taken down, and the rescue procedure after an arrested fall; when a guardrail is removed for work, workers in the area use a fall protection systemWorkplace Safety and Health Regulation, ss. 14.2, 14.5
• An employer who proposes an excavation more than 1.5 m deep that a worker will enter notifies the Workplace Safety and Health branch before the day the work is scheduled to begin (the regulation says not more than 48 hours before that day), giving the landowner, employer, location, dates, dimensions, the proposed support structure, confirmation that underground facility owners were notified, and the supervisor's nameWorkplace Safety and Health Regulation, s. 26.4 (1)
• Work at an excavation is supervised by the employer or a designated competent person who is present whenever a worker is in the excavation or work on it is under way; when a worker is in an excavation more than 1.5 m deep, a competent person is at the surface to warn of unsafe conditions and help in an emergencyWorkplace Safety and Health Regulation, s. 26.5
• Before excavation work begins, the employer notifies the owners of underground facilities in the area, makes sure the owners have conspicuously marked their locations, and obtains the owners' information and instructions on precautionsWorkplace Safety and Health Regulation, s. 26.6 (1)
• A worker may enter an open excavation more than 1.5 m but not more than 3 m deep only if its walls are sloped at no more than 45 degrees from horizontal, benched with a vertical face of no more than one metre, shored to the regulation's schedule, held by another support structure, or stabilized as a professional engineer designed and certified (solid rock excepted); deeper than 3 m, a professional engineer designs and certifies the support; at 1.5 m or less, support is installed where there is a danger of cave-inWorkplace Safety and Health Regulation, s. 26.15 (1) to (4)
• Excavated material is placed at least one metre from the edge and piled so it cannot fall in; where a worker enters an open excavation or trench more than 1.5 m deep, a ladder, stairway or ramp is provided, and a ladder in a trench is no more than 3 m from the workerWorkplace Safety and Health Regulation, ss. 26.10 (2), 26.14 (2), (3)
• Where a safety and health committee is required, its duties include the inspection of the workplace at regular intervalsThe Workplace Safety and Health Act, C.C.S.M. c. W210, s. 40 (10) (h)

What is in it

• Site access, housekeeping and storageDebris, scrap lumber with nails and combustible scrap cleared from work areas and stairs, Access routes, walkways and stairways clear and safe, Site perimeter, fencing, gates and warning signs, Materials stacked stable and kept back from edges and openings, Protruding rebar capped or guarded against impalement
• Fall protection and openingsOpen sides and edges protected by guardrails, nets or fall arrest, Floor holes, openings and skylights covered or guarded and marked, Harnesses, lanyards and anchors inspected before use and worn where needed, Roof work: guardrails, warning lines, nets or fall arrest in use, Written safe work procedures for falls: hazards, guardrail and fall protection locations, inspection and rescue
• Scaffolds and aerial liftsScaffolds inspected by a competent person before the shift (tag or record), Scaffold fully planked, with guardrails, base plates or mudsills, ties and safe access, Aerial and scissor lifts: pre-use check, gates closed, operators tied off in boom lifts
• LaddersLadders free of damage; defective ladders tagged Do Not Use and removed, Ladders set up correctly: extended above the landing or secured, on firm footing
• Excavations and trenchesExcavations inspected daily by a competent person, and after rain, Cave-in protection (sloping, shoring or a trench box) in place where needed, Spoils and equipment kept back from the edge; a ladder or ramp close by to get out, Underground utilities located and marked before digging, Workplace Safety and Health branch notified of excavations over 1.5 m deep that workers enter, Competent person at the surface while anyone is in an excavation over 1.5 m deep
• Electrical and temporary powerGround fault protection (GFCI) or an assured grounding program on temporary power, Cords and plugs undamaged, ground pins present, kept out of water and traffic, Panels covered and labelled; no exposed live parts, Overhead power lines identified and kept clear of equipment and ladders
• Cranes, heavy equipment and vehiclesCranes inspected each shift by a competent person; rigging and slings in good condition, Swing radius barricaded; backup alarms working or a spotter used, Equipment run only by trained, authorized operators; seat belts used
• Tools and machine guardsGuards on saws and grinders in place and working, Damaged or noncompliant tools tagged out or removed, Powder-actuated tools and nail guns used by trained workers
• Fire prevention and hazardous materialsFire extinguishers on site, charged and within reach, Fuel, propane and flammables stored and labelled safely, Hot work: area cleared of combustibles, extinguisher and fire watch where needed, Chemical containers labelled; safety data sheets available; dust controlled when cutting
• Personal protective equipmentHard hats worn where there is a risk of falling or flying objects, Eye and face protection worn for cutting, grinding, nailing and chemicals, High-visibility vests, hearing protection, gloves and footwear suited to the work
• First aid, emergency and site facilitiesFirst aid kit stocked and a trained first aider on site when no clinic is close by, Emergency numbers, site address and plan posted; everyone knows the muster point, Toilets, drinking water and hand washing available
• Corrective actionsHazard and location, Corrective action, Responsible, Due, Status
• Items from earlier inspectionsItems from earlier inspections or reports, and whether each has been fixed.

Rules last reviewed October 12, 2026. Read the full Manitoba site safety inspection report requirements.