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20 exposure level to below 85dBA and, at the employer’s expense, the worker must be provided with audiometric tests as follows: • An initial baseline test as soon as possible but not later than 70 days from initial exposure, • A further test at least once every year, • Only a physician, an audiologist or an industrial audiometric technical may perform the audiometric testing. Hearing protection is something that should never be underestimated or underutilized. Hearing tests help judge the protection offered by employee hearing protection. Employees should notify their supervisor or employer to access these testing services. Selection of hearing protection should be done based on current hearing abilities, comfort, job tasks and the potential dBA to be encountered. SOURCE OF NOISE DECIBEL LEVEL (dBA) Ventilation Fan – Chore time 77 dBA Swine Barn Nursery 66 – 69 dBA Hammermill 94 dBA Swine Barn Gestation 95 – 104 dBA Chainsaw 115 dBA Swine in Confinement at Feeding 121 – 133 dBA 12 Gauge Shotgun 135 – 139 dBA
21 Fall Protection Workers can slip and fall in the workplace, often with devastating consequences. Each Manitoba workplace must undergo a complete risk evaluation which identifies the need for fall protection. This “Job Hazard Analysis” breaks any jobs with fall hazards into distinguishable steps. The steps are analyzed to identify hazards and identify preventive measures. This process helps to determine where risks exist and then identifies preventive measures to eliminate falls. Job tasks as simple as shoveling snow off the roof of a hog barn require a job hazard analysis and fall protection. In Manitoba, fall protection is required if the potential to fall is: • A vertical distance of 3 m or more. • A vertical distance of less than 3 m where there is an increased risk of injury due to the surface or item on which the worker might land; • Into operating machinery or moving parts of the machinery; • Into water or another liquid; • Into or onto a hazardous substance or object • Through an opening on a work surface; or • A vertical distance of more than 1.2 m from an area used as a path for a wheelbarrow or similar equipment. Fall Protection in the workplace is much more than simply putting on a harness. Training on fall protection systems and their proper use, must occur prior to being implemented into the workplace. System utilized in a workplace must consist of: • Safe work procedures • Inspections • Guardrail systems • Fall protection systems
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