Large Manitoba construction sites to require hot-water handwashing stations
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Large construction sites will be legally required to provide hot-water handwashing stations beginning next year.
The move comes after a five-year review of Manitoba workplace safety policies.
Construction sites for projects of more than 600 square metres, more than three-storeys high or with more than 25 workers will have to provide hot water on-site starting April 1, 2027. Contractors will be required to offer hot water for hand washing for the entirety of the project.
The requirement comes after a review of the Workplace Safety and Health Act that ended with a number of recommendations, including a unanimous call from those involved with the review for the province to improve basic hygiene standards for workers.
“Hot water for handwashing is a simple, common-sense standard that protects people’s health and treats workers with the dignity they deserve,” Labour Minister Malaya Marcelino said in a news release Monday.
The Winnipeg Construction Association has been advocating for hot water for handwashing at construction sites since 2022, said Darryl Harrison, WCA director of stakeholder engagement and advocacy.
“This is just one step we can take to raise the bar for Manitoba’s construction industry,” Harrison said in a statement. “Improving working conditions like these helps our members attract and retain a skilled, diverse workforce.”
— Free Press staff