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Publications Catalogue (pdf format) - lists bulletins by topic or bulletin number.

Mechanical & Engineering Safety Matters

The following safe work bulletins are available. The bulletin number is in brackets following the title.  All bulletins are in pdf format.  

A-D         E-G       H-K      L-O      P-R      S-T      U-Z

A-D

• Acetylene and Oxygen Cylinders Storage (215)  

• Agricultural Confined Spaces Can Kill You (213ag)  
• Agricultural Work Near Overhead Power Lines (140)
• Amendments to the Workplace Safety and Health Act (218)  
• Asbestos in Schools (156)
• Asphalt - Roof Operations: Health Hazard of Asphalt to Building Occupants (217) 
• Balcony Access Danger (174)
• Bio-security protocols - Worker Health and Bio-Security (243)
• Blind Spots in Mobile Equipment Operations (172)
• Bloodborne Pathogen Precautions - Managing Exposure to Human Blood/Body Fluids (161)
• Bosun Chair - Operation of Bosun's Chair - Safety Requirements (219) 
• Bracing of Wood Trusses (121)
• Building Related Mould(194)
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (198)
• Certification of Powered Lift Truck Operators (159)
• "Chicots" (101)
• Cleaning/Safeguarding of Small Tanks & Containers (127)
• Compressed Air For Cleaning (150)
• Construction Workplace Safety and Health Committees (114)
• Construction Safety and Health Worker Representative - checklist (242)
• Conveyor Guarding (196)
• Danger - Compressed Chlorine (136)
• Danger H2S (173)
• Death or Serious Injury...Working Near Power Lines (106)
• Diesel Equipment - Hazard Alert - Use of Automatic Shutoff Nozzle for fueling of diesel equipment (214m)  
• Drilling Oversize Rock Chunks Underground - Hazard Alert (229)
• Dump Boxes - Support of Raised Dump Boxes (148)

E-G

• Electric Welding Safety (165)
• Elements of an Ergonomic Program (191)
• Elevator Room Hazards (239)
• Employer Responsibilities- Regarding Certification of Powered Lift Truck Operators (205)  
• Employer Responsibilities for Workers Working Alone (190)

Ergonomic/Office Ergonomics

• Making Your Computer Workstation Fit You (232)
• Ergonomic Hazards of the Seated Posture (233)
• Office Ergonomics Neck/Shoulder area Hazards (234)
• Office Ergonomics Arm/Hand/Wrist Hazards (235)
• Ergonomics Risk Assessment (236) 
• Ergonomics in the Garment Manufacturing Industry (188)
• Safe Lifting (246)
• Recognizing MSI Risks (247)
• Manual Materials Handling (248)

• Eye and Face Protection (154)  
• Eye Safety (104)
• Fall Protection Vital (197)
• Fall Protection Guideline For Sloped Roof Work (166)
• Fall Protection Vital (137)
• Farm Safety Communication for editors, illustrators, cinematographers and photographers (210ag)
• Fishing in Manitoba - Open Water Commercial Fishing in Manitoba - (240) 
• Fire And Explosion Hazards When Servicing Fuel Tanks (171)
• Fire Hazard - Methyl Hydrate (107)  
• Flammable Liquid Transfer (178)
• Footwear - Protective Footwear (102)
• Forklift Trucks - Safety Requirements for Work Platforms Mounted on Industrial Forklift Trucks - (223)
• Funeral Industry - Health Hazards in the Funeral Industry - (225)
• Formaldehyde (147)
• Grain Augers (209ag)  
• Grain/Crop/Dusts: Personal Protection (211ag)

H-K

• Hand Injuries in Manitoba Workplaces (227)
• Hantavirus in Rodents (157)
• Hazard Watch (195)
• Hazards Of Servicing Propane-Equipped Vehicles (117)
• Heating Systems In "On-Site" Buildings (168)
• Hoist/Sling Dangers (132)
• Identifying Fixed Piping Systems (170)
• Indoor Air Quality (141)
• Industrial Protective Headwear (199)
• Intensive Animal Production (208ag) 
• Isocyanates In Paints (143)

L-O

• Labeling Hazardous Wastes in Your Workplace (124)
• Lead - Lead Exposure in Demolition Workers (216)  
• Livestock Handling (202)  
• Loading Dock Safety (155)
• Locking-Out And Tagging Of Electrical Equipment (118)
• Machinery in Motion (108)
• Maintenance/Inspection In-Ground Automotive Hoists (122)
• Maintenance/Inspection...Surface-Mounted Automotive Hoists (120)
• Misfired Blasthole -Death for Driller (115)
• Multiple Mobile Crane Lifts (149)
• Never Use Gasoline/Flammable Solvents as Cleaning Agents (112)
• OPS - Operator Protective Structures - (103)
• Overhead Equipment (175)

P-R

• PCBs in Electrical Equipment (152)
• Personal Protective Equipment in Schools (164)
• Pesticides and WHMIS Worker Education (176)
• Polychlorinated Biphenyls - PCBs (151)
• Portable Ladder Safety (177) 
• Proper Seating Required In Emergency Response Vehicles (167)
• Protective Devices for Respiratory Hazards (212ag)  
• Protective Gloves (189)
• Radiation(180)
• Radio frequency & Microwave Radiation(182)
• Remote Control - Scooptram Incident (207m)  
• Repetitive Strain Injuries - (200)  
• Reporting Serious Incidents (119)
• Right to  - Your Right to Refuse Dangerous Work (193)  
• Road Closures (123)
• Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) (100)

S-T

• Safe Practices...Working Near Heavy Equipment (130)
• Safe Sandblast Cleaning (153)
• Safe Work Practices With Steel Storage Racking (131)
• Safety & Health in the Garment Manufacturing Industry(187)
• Safety & Health Committee - A Checklist for the Safety & Health Representative - (221)
• Safety & Health Committee - Workplace Safety and Health Committee Checklist - (222)
• Safety & Health Concerns - How to Resolve Safety & Health Concerns - (184)
• Safety and Health of Students Duties Under the Workplace Safety and Health Act - (226)
• Safety Measures for Dealing with "Unusual" packages or letters (206)
• Sawmill Safety: To Save Your Life (146)
• Service Rig Stability - Guy Line and Anchor Installation(185)
• Servicing Tires and Wheels (228)
• Shoring Trench Excavations (142)
• Skid-Steer Loaders (110)
• Slings - Web Sling Failure - Near Fatal (135)
• Smoking - Amendments to The Non-Smokers Health Protection Act (237)
• Spray Coating (158)
• Supervisor Responsibilities - Safe Work and the Supervisor - Your Responsibilities (230)
• Taking Student to Work for a Day (204)
• Temporary/Agency Workers in Healthcare - Employer Reponsibilities (244) 
• Temporary Workers - Employee Responsibilities (241)
• Temporary Bracing for Masonry Walls (105)
• The Workplace Health Hazard Regulation (111)

U-Z

• Ultraviolet Radiation(183)
• Use of Portable Radio/Tape/CD Players with Earphones: A Factor in Workplace Accidents(179)
• Vehicle Mounted Aerial Devices (163)
• Vermiculite Insulation - Asbestos Contamination (245)
• Video Display Terminals (113)
• West Nile Virus (224)
• WHMIS - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (145) 
• WHMIS And Cosmetics (144)
• Wood Scaffold Planks (134)
• Wood Dust - Health Hazards of Wood Dust (238)
• Worker Discomfort And Increased Temperatures (133)
• Worker Rights & Responsibilities (231)
• Working in the Cold (186)
• Workplace Safety and Health Program (220)  
• Working Under Vehicles Proper Support Required (169)
• Workplace Safety and Health - Your Responsibilities (201)