4th Session, 40th Legislature
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Bill 37
Section |
Table of Contents |
PART 1 | |
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS | |
1 | Purpose |
2(1) | Definitions |
(2) | Reference to "Act" includes regulations |
3(1) | Equipment covered by Act |
(2) | Exception |
4 | Appointment of directors |
PART 2 | |
IONIZING RADIATION EQUIPMENT | |
REGISTRATION | |
5(1) | Registration of equipment required |
(2) | Exception for detecting equipment |
6 | Application |
7(1) | Director to register equipment |
(2) | Affix registration sticker |
(3) | Prohibition — tampering |
(4) | Effect of registration |
8(1) | Owner must notify director |
(2) | Director to cancel registration |
LOCATION | |
9(1) | Prohibition — approval of location required |
(2) | Temporary location must be approved |
(3) | Exception for detecting or portable equipment |
10 | How to apply for approval |
11(1) | Director may approve location for installation or operation |
(2) | Director may approve location for mobile equipment |
(3) | Director may refuse to approve location |
(4) | Director may refuse to approve location for mobile equipment |
(5) | Written notice |
(6) | Reasons for refusal to be provided |
(7) | Effect of approval |
12(1) | Condition imposed on approval |
(2) | Conditions may be imposed by regulation and director |
(3) | Owner must comply with approval |
13(1) | Prior approval of changes in equipment or to location |
(2) | Director may amend, refuse to amend or require new approval |
(3) | Reasons to be provided |
Suspending, Cancelling or Changing the Approval | |
14(1) | Director may suspend, cancel or change approval |
(2) | Reinstatement |
RECONSIDERATION AND APPEAL | |
15(1) | Reconsideration |
(2) | Form of request |
(3) | Immediate effect |
(4) | Stay of decision |
(5) | Decision on reconsideration |
16(1) | Appeal |
(2) | Director is party to appeal |
(3) | Court decision |
OPERATION | |
17(1) | Prohibition — operation contrary to Act |
(2) | Prohibition — operation of equipment believed to be unsafe |
(3) | Prohibition — creation of unsafe conditions |
MAINTENANCE | |
18(1) | Maintaining ionizing radiation equipment |
(2) | Complying with standards |
QUALITY ASSURANCE | |
19(1) | Quality assurance program |
(2) | Purpose of program |
(3) | Requirement |
EMERGENCY USE OF IONIZING RADIATION EQUIPMENT | |
20(1) | Exception for emergency use |
(2) | Director must be notified |
(3) | More information may be required |
(4) | Application |
LOW-EMISSION EQUIPMENT | |
21(1) | Installation or operation requirements imposed by regulation |
(2) | Maintenance requirements imposed by regulation |
PART 3 | |
APPLICATION OF AND EXPOSURE TO | |
IONIZING RADIATION | |
22(1) | Prohibition — applying radiation to humans |
(2) | Prohibition — applying radiation to animals |
23 | Prohibition — requiring another person to apply radiation |
24(1) | Limits of exposure to persons |
(2) | Limits of exposure to workers |
25(1) | Dosimeters to be provided to workers |
(2) | Function of dosimeter |
(3) | Dosimeters to be worn by workers |
(4) | Maintaining dosimeters |
26(1) | Owner must provide protective equipment |
(2) | Operator must provide protective equipment |
(3) | Function and examples |
(4) | Maintaining protective equipment |
(5) | Complying with standards |
27(1) | Records and reports of radiation exposure — workers |
(2) | Records and reports to be made available to a worker |
28 | Records of radiation exposure — patients |
29(1) | Overexposure to radiation — persons subject to maximum exposure limits |
(2) | Overexposure to radiation — patients and non-patient subjects |
(3) | Director to be promptly notified of overexposure |
(4) | Director or inspector may examine records |
(5) | Inspection of equipment |
PART 4 | |
COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT | |
INSPECTORS | |
30(1) | Appointment of inspectors |
(2) | Director has powers of inspector |
INSPECTIONS | |
31(1) | General inspection powers |
(2) | Removing records to make copies |
(3) | Electronic records |
(4) | Inspector may be accompanied by others |
(5) | Assistance |
(6) | Authority to enter private dwelling |
32(1) | Warrant for entry and inspection |
(2) | Application without notice |
33 | Identification to be shown |
34 | Obstruction |
RADIATION SAFETY ORDERS | |
35(1) | Radiation safety order by inspector |
(2) | To whom an order may be directed |
(3) | Order requirements |
(4) | Examples of specified actions |
(5) | Order may contain terms and conditions |
(6) | Oral order |
(7) | Inspector must give copy of order |
(8) | Immediate effect |
36 | Compliance |
37(1) | Review may be requested |
(2) | Written response |
(3) | Suspending the order |
(4) | Director's decision |
(5) | Director must give copy of decision |
38(1) | Appeal |
(2) | Director is party to the appeal |
(3) | Decision of the court |
39(1) | Court-ordered compliance |
(2) | Order |
40 | No operation in contravention of an order |
INJUNCTION | |
41(1) | Injunction |
(2) | Application without notice |
PART 5 | |
INFORMATION SHARING | |
42 | Definitions |
43(1) | Minister and director |
(2) | Inspectors |
(3) | Owners of ionizing radiation equipment |
(4) | Director or inspector may disclose to health professional |
(5) | Health professional may disclose to director or inspector |
(6) | Limit on disclosure of information |
PART 6 | |
GENERAL AND OTHER MATTERS | |
44 | Forms |
45(1) | Conflict with workplace safety and health legislation |
(2) | Act does not affect other laws |
46(1) | Health professionals permitted to apply radiation |
(2) | Regulations |
47 | Crown bound |
48 | Copies as evidence |
49 | Protection from liability |
PART 7 | |
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES | |
50 | False or misleading statements |
51(1) | Offences |
(2) | Liability of corporate officers and directors |
(3) | Separate offence for each day |
52 | Time limit for prosecution |
53 | Penalties |
54 | Additional order to comply |
PART 8 | |
REGULATIONS | |
55(1) | Regulations |
(2) | Application of regulations |
(3) | Adopting codes, standards and other regulations |
(4) | Changes |
PART 9 | |
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND | |
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT | |
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS | |
56 | |
57 | Registration of X-ray equipment continued |
58 | Approval of permanent location continued |
59 | Grace period applies for registration or approval |
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT | |
60 | Consequential amendment, Manitoba Regulation 16/95 |
PART 10 | |
REPEAL, C.C.S.M. REFERENCE | |
AND COMING INTO FORCE | |
61 | Manitoba Regulation 341/88 R repealed |
62 | C.C.S.M. reference |
63 | Coming into force |