Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to the Pallister government’s announced changes to The Workplace Safety and Health Regulation:

All workers deserve to be safe on the job. But the Pallister government announced today that it is continuing its attacks on Manitoba workers by weakening workplace health and safety rules that protect against hearing loss.  

These changes will delay testing by six months and reduce testing frequency. These changes will weaken protections for Manitobans whose work exposes them to noise that can cause hearing loss. They will also make it much more difficult for workers to exercise their right to claim workers compensation for work-related hearing injuries.

This announcement follows the Pallister government’s cuts to workplace health and safety and their elimination of the Minister’s Advisory Council on health and safety.