The Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2004: Section

THE OCCUPATI ONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, 2004
Arrangement of Sections
PART I
PRELI MI NARY
Section
1. Short ti tl e
2. Commencement
3. Act i nconsi stent wi th the Consti tuti on
4. I nterpretati on
5. General appl i cati on of Act
PART I I
GENERAL DUTI ES
6. General duti es of empl oyers to thei r empl oyees
7. Gener al duti es of empl oyer s and sel f-empl oyed per sons to
persons other than thei r empl oyees
8. General duti es of occupi ers
9. General duty of occupi er to protect safety and heal th of publ i c
10. General duti es of empl oyees at work
11. Du ty n ot to i n ter fer e wi th or mi s u s e th i n gs pr ov i ded
pursuant to Act
12. Certai n charges prohi bi ted
13. General duti es of manufacturers and suppl i ers
PART I I I
RI GHTS OF EMPLOYEES TO REFUSE WORK WHERE SAFETY OR
HEALTH I N DANGER
14. Appl i cati on of part
15. Refusal to work
16. Report of refusal
17. Refusal to work fol l owi ng i nvesti gati on
18. I nvesti gati on by i nspector
19. Empl oyee to be avai l abl e
20. Duty to advi se other empl oyees
20A. No di sci pl i ne, di smi ssal , repri sal by empl oyer
21. Enti tl ement to be pai d
PART I V
SAFETY
22. Empl oyment of young persons on dangerous machi nes
23. Protecti ve cl othi ng and devi ces
24. Removal of dust and fumes
25. Dangerous fumes and l ack of oxygen i n confi ned spaces
25A. Effecti ve safeguardi ng of machi nery
25B. Pri me movers
25C. Transmi ssi on machi nery
25D. Other machi nery
25E. Establ i shment of safety and heal th
25F. Functi ons of safety and heal th commi ttee
25G. Ri sk assessment
25H. Constructi on and mai ntenance of fenci ng
25I . Constructi on and sal e of new machi nery
25J. Cl eani ng of machi nery i n moti on
25K. Heal th survei l l ance
PART V
FI RE
26. Means of escape i n case of fi re
27. Safety provi si ons i n case of fi re
28. I nstructi ons as to use of means of escape i n case of fi re
29. Provi si on for adequate fi re-fi ghti ng equi pment
30. Power of Chi ef I nspector to conduct court proceedi ngs
30A. Compl i ance wi th provi si ons
PART VI
HEALTH
31. Cl eanl i ness
32. Respi ratory protecti on
33. Li ghti ng
34. Noi se and vi brati on
35. Overcrowdi ng
36. Venti l ati on
37. Medi cal exami nati on of per sons empl oyed i n i ndustr i al
establ i shments
38. Power to requi re medi cal supervi si on
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PART VI I
WELFARE
39. Dri nki ng water
40. Washi ng faci l i ti es
41. Sani tary
42. Accommodati on for cl othi ng
43. Fi rst ai d appl i ances
44. Canteens
45. Restrooms and l unchrooms
45A. Appl i cati on of the Part
45B. Compl i ance wi th provi si ons
PART VI I I
NOTI FI CATI ON AND I NVESTI GATI ON OF ACCI DENTS AND I NDUSTRI AL
DI SEASES
46. Noti fi cati on of acci dents
47. Preservati on of scene
48. Noti fi cati on of occupati onal di seases
49. Autopsy i n cases of death by acci dent or occupati onal di sease
50. I nquest i n the case of death by acci dent or occupati onal
di sease
51. Enqui ry i nto acci dents and cases of occupati onal di sease
52. Medi cal i nspector to i nvesti gate and report
PART I X
EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS
53. Young persons to have certi fi cate of fi tness
54. Hours of empl oyment for young persons
55. Duty to mai ntai n regi ster
56. Power to requi re medi cal exami nati on
PART X
SPECI AL APPLI CATI ON AND EXTENSI ON
57. Provi si on re: l ease of part of premi ses as a separate i ndustri al
establ i shment
58. Appl i cati on of Act to i nsti tuti ons
i i i
PART XI
SPECI AL PROVI SI ONS I N RESPECT OF FACTORI ES, BUI LDI NG
OPERATI ONS AND WORKS OF ENGI NEERI NG CONSTRUCTI ON
59. Constructi on and al terati on of factori es
60. Noti ce of occupati on of factory and use of mechani cal power
61. Posti ngs
62. Peri odi cal returns of factory empl oyees
63. Bui l di ng operati ons and works of engi neeri ng constructi on
PART XI I
THE OCCUPATI ONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AUTHORI TY
64. Establ i shment of the Authori ty
65. Composi ti on of the Authori ty
66. Functi ons of the Authori ty
67. Approval of codes of practi ce
68. Use of approved codes of practi ce i n cri mi nal proceedi ngs
PART XI I I
ADMI NI STRATI ON
69. Establ i shment of the Agency
69A. Transfers
70. Duti es of Chi ef I nspector
71. I nspectors and medi cal i nspector
72. Powers of i nspectors
73. Power to take sampl es
74. Power of i nspectors re: dangerous condi ti ons and practi ces
75. Preservati on of regi sters and records
76. Protecti on agai nst vi cti mi zati on of empl oyees
77. Source of compl ai nts not to be di vul ged
77A. Redress
78. Penal ty for unl awful di scl osures
79. I nspector to produce certi fi cate of appoi ntment
80. Power of i nspectors to conduct court proceedi ngs
81. I nspector not l i abl e
82. I nspector defi ned
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PART XI V
OFFENCES, PENALTI ES AND LEGAL PROCEEDI NGS
82A. Onus of provi ng l i mi ts of what i s practi cabl e, etc.
83. Cri mi nal and other remedi es
83A. Redress
84. Power of Court to order remedy
85. Penal ty where none i s expressl y provi ded
86. Fi nes i n case of death or i njury
87. Fi ne for offences by parent
88. Forgery of certi fi cates, fal se entri es and fal se decl arati ons
89. Provi si on for empl oyer, occupi er or owner to exempt hi msel f
from l i abi l i ty
90. Proceedi ngs agai nst persons other than empl oyers, occupi ers
or owners
91. Procedure for prosecuti on
92. Appeal from orders of court
93. Li mi tati on of ti me for prosecuti on
94. Speci al provi si ons as to evi dence
95. Servi ng and sendi ng of documents
96. Power of Court to modi fy agreements
97. Power of Court to apporti on expenses
97A. Determi nati on of safety and heal th offences
97B. Ti me l i mi t
PART XV
MI SCELLANEOUS
98. Ordi nance and Acts repeal ed
99. Power to make regul ati ons
100. Power of Mi ni ster to make certai n Orders
SCHEDULE 1
LI ST OF OCCUPATI ONAL DI SEASES
SCHEDULE 2
THE OCCUPATI ONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AUTHORI TY RULES
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AN ACT r especti ng the safety, heal th and wel far e of
per sons at wor k
[Assented to 30th J anuary, 2004]
WHEREAS i t i s enacted inter alia, by subsecti on (1) of
secti on 13 of the Consti tuti on that an Act to whi ch that
secti on appl i es may expressl y decl are that i t shal l have
Preambl e
Legal Supplement Part A to the Trinidad and Tobago Gazette, Vol. 43,
No. 20, 5th February, 2004
Second Sessi on Ei ghth Parl i ament Republ i c of Tri ni dad
and Tobago
REPUBLI C OF TRI NI DAD AND TOBAGO
Act No. 1 of 2004
[L.S.]
effect even though i nconsi stent wi th secti ons 4 and 5 of
the Consti tuti on and, i f any such Act does so decl are, i t
shal l have effect accordi ngl y:
And wher eas i t i s pr ovi ded by subsecti on (2) of the
sai d secti on 13 of the Consti tuti on that an Act to whi ch
thi s secti on appl i es i s one the Bi l l for whi ch has been
passed by both Houses of Parl i ament and at the fi nal
vote thereon i n each House has been supported by the
votes of not l ess than three-fi fths of al l the members of
that House:
And whereas i t i s necessary and expedi ent that the
pr ovi si ons of thi s Act shal l have effect even though
i nconsi stent wi th secti ons 4 and 5 of the Consti tuti on:
ENACTED by the Parl i ament of Tri ni dad and Tobago as
fol l ows:
PART I
PRELI MI NARY
1. Thi s Act may be ci ted as The Occupati onal Safety
and Heal th Act, 2004.
2. Thi s Act shal l come i nto operati on on such date as
the Presi dent may appoi nt by Procl amati on.
3. Thi s Act shal l have effect even though i ncon-
si stent wi th secti ons 4 and 5 of the Consti tuti on.
4. (1) I n thi s Act, except where otherwi se expressl y
provi ded
agency means the Occupati onal Safety and
Heal th Agen cy es tabl i s h ed u n der
secti on 69;
ai r contami nant means ai rborne sol i d, l i qui d,
fu me or gas eou s matter , r adi oacti v e
fal l ou t, odou r, mi cr o-or gan i s m or an y
combi n ati on of th em, i n s u ch con -
centr ati on or quanti ti es as to i mpai r the
qual i ty of the wor ki ng envi r onment or to
expose persons to ri sks to thei r heal th;
Enactment
Short ti tl e
Commencement
Act i nconsi stent wi th
the Consti tuti on
I nterpretati on
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approved standard as the context may admi t,
mean s a n ati on al or i n ter n ati on al
standar d so decl ar ed or adopted by the
Tri ni dad and Tobago Bureau of Standards
under the Standards Act, 1997;
Author i ty means the Occupati onal Safety
and Heal th Author i ty establ i shed under
secti on 64;
bodi l y i njury i ncl udes i njury to physi cal and
mental heal th;
bui l di ng oper ati on means the constr ucti on,
s tr u ctu r al al ter ati on , r epai r or
mai n ten an ce of a bu i l di n g (i n cl u di n g
r e-pai nti ng, r e-decor ati on and exter nal
cl eani ng of the str uctur e), the demol i ti on
of a bui l di ng, and the preparati on for, and
l ay i n g th e fou n dati on of, an i n ten ded
bu i l di n g, bu t does n ot i n cl u de an y
oper ati on whi ch i s a wor k of engi neer i ng
constr ucti on wi thi n the meani ng of thi s
Act;
cal endar year means the per i od of twel ve
months begi nni ng wi th 1st January i n any
year;
Chi ef I nspector, means the person appoi nted
as such under secti on 70(1);
Ch i ef Medi cal Offi cer mean s th e pu bl i c
offi cer hol di ng, or acti ng i n, the offi ce of
Chi ef Medi cal Offi cer;
ch i l d mean s a per s on u n der th e age of
ei ghteen years;
cl eri cal work i ncl udes wri ti ng, book-keepi ng,
fi l i ng, dupl i cati ng, machi ne cal cul ati ng,
dr awi n g, el ectr on i c data an d wor d
pr ocessi ng, the edi tor i al pr epar ati on of
matter for publ i cati on, computer data,
word processi ng and secretari al work;
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con fi n ed s pace mean s a s pace i n wh i ch ,
because of i ts constr ucti on, l ocati on or
contents, or of wor k acti vi ty ther ei n, the
accumul ati on of a dangerous dust or fume
or th e cr eati on of ox y gen defi ci en t
atmosphere may occur;
Court
(a) i n r el ati on to cr i mi n al
pr oceedi n gs , mean s a cou r t of
summary juri sdi cti on; or
(b) i n r el ati on to pr oceedi ngs under
s ecti on 83(A), mean s th e
I ndustri al Court;
cri ti cal i njury means an i njury that
(a) pl aces l i fe i n jeopardy;
(b) produces unconsci ousness;
(c) resul ts i n substanti al l oss of bl ood;
(d) i nvol ves the fr actur e of a l eg or
arm, but not a fi nger or toe;
(e) i nvol ves the amputati on of a l eg,
arm, hand or foot, but not a fi nger
or toe;
(f) con s i s ts of bu r n s to a maj or
porti on of the body; or
(g) causes the l oss of si ght i n an eye;
danger ous means l i k el y to cr eate r i sk to
safety or heal th or cause bodi l y i njury;
empl oyee means any person who has entered
i nto or wor ks under a contr act wi th an
empl oy er to do any sk i l l ed, unsk i l l ed,
manual , cl eri cal or other work for hi re or
reward, whether the contract i s expressed
or i mpl i ed, oral or i n wri ti ng or partl y oral
and partl y i n wri ti ng, and i ncl udes publ i c
offi cer s , th e pr otecti v e s er v i ces an d
teachers;
empl oy er mean s a per s on wh o empl oy s
per sons for the pur pose of car r yi ng out
any tr ade, busi ness, pr ofessi on, offi ce,
vocati on or apprenti ceshi p;
factor y means pr emi ses i n whi ch, or wi thi n
the curti l age or preci ncts of whi ch, persons
are empl oyed, by way of trade, or i ntended
tr ade, or for pu r pos es of gai n , i n or
i nci dental to any process, i ncl udi ng
(a) the maki ng, demol i shi ng, al teri ng,
repai ri ng, warehousi ng, ornament-
i n g, fu r n i s h i n g, di s tr i bu ti n g,
cl eani ng, washi ng, breaki ng up or
adapti ng for sal e, of any arti cl e or
pr odu ct, or th e fi l l i n g of
contai ners;
(b) th e s l au gh ter i n g of an i mal s or
poul try;
(c) the pr oducti on of ci nematogr aph
fi l ms or oth er au di o-v i s u al
materi al ;
(d) the stori ng of gas;
(e) the tr ansfor mi ng or conver ti ng of
materi al s or chemi cal s;
(f) the suppl yi ng and mai ntai ni ng of
ser vi ces i n connecti on wi th water
and sewerage; and
(g) the testi ng or anal ysi ng of any
substance,
and pr emi ses shal l not be excl uded fr om
thi s defi ni ti on by reason onl y that they are
open ai r premi ses;
fi r e au th or i ty mean s th e pu bl i c offi cer
hol di ng, or acti ng i n, the offi ce of Chi ef
Fi re Offi cer;
fugi ti ve emi ssi ons means any gas, vapour or
l i qui d whi ch escapes uni ntenti onal l y from
any part of a pl ant or machi nery;
hazar d i nfor mati on means i nfor mati on on
the proper and safe use, storage, transport
and handl i ng of a danger ous substance
and i ncl udes i nfor mati on r el ati ng to the
toxi col ogi cal pr oper ti es of the substance
and i ts chemi cal structure and formul a;
I ndustri al Court means the court establ i shed
under the I ndustri al Rel ati ons Act;
i ndustr i al establ i shment means a factor y,
s h op, offi ce, pl ace of wor k or oth er
premi ses but does not i ncl ude
(a) pr emi ses occupi ed for r esi denti al
purposes onl y; or
(b) other categor i es of establ i shment
ex empted by th e Mi n i s ter i n
accordance wi th thi s Act;
i nspector means a person desi gnated as such
under secti on 71(1)(a);
machi nery means a part or an assembl age of
par ts, fi xed or movabl e, by whi ch moti on
or force i s transmi tted;
mai ntai ned means kept i n an effi ci ent state,
i n effi ci ent wor k i ng or der, and i n good
repai r;
medi cal i nspector means a person desi gnated
or appoi nted i n accor dance wi th secti on
71(1)(b);
Chap. 88:01
medi cal pr acti ti on er mean s a per s on
regi stered under the Medi cal Board Act;
Mi n i s ter mean s th e Mi n i s ter to wh om
r esponsi bi l i ty for the admi ni str ati on of
occupati onal safety and heal th i s assi gned;
muni ci pal cor por ati on means a muni ci pal
cor por ati on con ti n u ed or es tabl i s h ed
under secti ons 3 and 4 of the Muni ci pal
Corporati ons Act, 1990;
occupati onal di sease means a di sease l i sted
i n Schedul e 1;
occu pi er mean s th e per s on wh o h as th e
ul ti mate contr ol over the affai r s of an
i ndustri al establ i shment;
owner means the per son for the ti me bei ng
recei vi ng the rack-rent of the premi ses i n
connecti on wi th whi ch the wor d i s used,
whether on hi s own account or as agent or
trustee for any other person, or who woul d
so r ecei ve the r ack-r ent i f the pr emi ses
were l et at a rack-rent;
parent i ncl udes a guardi an or person havi ng
the l egal custody of, or the control over, a
chi l d or young person;
per i od of empl oyment means the wor ki ng
hours of an empl oyee, i ncl usi ve of the ti me
al l owed for meal s and rest;
pl ant i ncl udes equi pment or appl i ance;
pr emi s es i n cl u des an y pl ace, an d, i n
parti cul ar
(a) an y v eh i cl e, v es s el , ai r cr aft or
hovercraft;
(b) any subter r anean i nstal l ati on or
i nstal l ati on on l and, i ncl udi ng the
for es h or e an d oth er l an d
i ntermi ttentl y covered by water;
Chap. 29:50
Act No. 21 of 1990
Schedul e 1
(c) any offshor e i nstal l ati on and any
oth er i n s tal l ati on , wh eth er
fl oati ng or resti ng on the seabed or
the subsoi l ther eof or r esti ng on
other l and cover ed wi th water or
the subsoi l thereof; and
(d) any tent or movabl e structure;
pr i me mover means an engi ne, motor or
oth er appl i an ce wh i ch pr ov i des
mechani cal ener gy der i ved fr om steam,
water, wi nd, el ectri ci ty, the combusti on of
fuel or other source;
pr oces s mean s a tr eatmen t appl i ed to a
s u bs tan ce or mater i al to pr odu ce th e
desi red resul t;
pu bl i c emer gen cy mean s th e pu bl i c
emer gency decl ar ed by Pr ocl amati on by
th e Pr es i den t u n der s ecti on 8 of th e
Consti tuti on;
s afety an d h eal th commi ttee mean s a
commi ttee to be establ i shed pur suant to
secti on 25E;
s an i tar y con v en i en ces i n cl u des u r i n al s ,
water-cl osets, l atri nes and other l avatori es
and such other conveni ences necessary for
the personal hygi ene of an empl oyee;
sel f-empl oyed per son means an i ndi vi dual
who wor ks for gai n or r ewar d other wi se
than under a contr act of empl oyment,
whether or not he hi msel f empl oys others;
shi p i ncl udes any descri pti on of vessel used
i n aquati c navi gati on but not propel l ed by
oars;
shop means a bui l di ng, booth, stal l or pl ace
wher e goods ar e handl ed or exposed for
sal e, or where servi ces are offered for sal e,
and i ncl udes a hotel , restaurant, pub, and
recreati onal faci l i ty;
toxi c substance means any di si nfectant, and
an y oth er s u bs tan ce k n own to be
poi sonous, corrosi ve, i rri tati ng, sensi ti zi ng
or harmful to man or ani mal that i s used
i n agr i cu l tu r e, th e ar ts , commer ce or
i ndustr y, or for any domesti c or other
purpose but does not i ncl ude an anti septi c,
drug or preservati ve;
woman mean s a femal e per s on wh o h as
attai ned the age of ei ghteen years;
work of engi neeri ng constructi on means the
con s tr u cti on , s tr u ctu r al al ter ati on or
r epai r (i n cl u di n g r e-poi n ti n g an d r e-
pai nti ng) or the demol i ti on of any dock,
harbour, i nl and navi gati on, tunnel , bri dge,
vi aduct, water wor ks, r eser voi r, pi pe-l i ne,
aqu edu ct, s ewer , s ewer age wor k s ,
gashol der, oi l tank or r oad and i ncl udes
an y oth er wor k s pr es cr i bed by th e
Mi ni ster;
wor k r oom mean s a r oom i n wh i ch an
empl oyee i s requi red to work;
young person means a chi l d over the age of
fou r teen y ear s an d u n der th e age of
ei ghteen years.
(2) A r ai l way l i n e or s i di n g wh i ch i s u s ed i n
connecti on wi th and for the purpose of a factory shal l
be deemed to be part of the factory, but i f such l i ne or
si di ng i s used i n connecti on wi th more than one factory
bel ongi ng to di fferent occupi ers, the l i ne or si di ng shal l
be deemed to be a separate factory.
(3) A workpl ace i n whi ch, wi th the permi ssi on of
or under agreement wi th the owner or occupi er, two or
mor e per sons car r y on wor k, whi ch woul d consti tute
the workpl ace a factory, i f the persons worki ng therei n
were i n the empl oyment of the owner or occupi er, shal l
be deemed to be a factory for the purposes of thi s Act,
and the pr ovi si ons of thi s Act shal l appl y as i f the
owner or occupi er of the workpl ace were the occupi er of
the factor y and the per sons wor k i ng ther ei n wer e
persons empl oyed i n the factory.
(4) Pr emi s es s h al l n ot be ex cl u ded fr om th e
defi ni ti on of an i ndustri al establ i shment by reason onl y
that they are open-ai r premi ses.
(5) Wher e the Mi ni ster by Or der so di r ects, as
respects al l or any of the purposes of thi s Act, two or
more i ndustri al establ i shments shal l be deemed to be a
si ngl e i ndustri al establ i shment.
(6) Where the Mi ni ster on the advi ce of the Chi ef
I nspector on the basi s of prescri bed cri teri a so di rects,
as r espects al l or any of the pur poses of thi s Act,
di fferent branches or departments of work carri ed on i n
the same i ndustri al establ i shment shal l be deemed to
be separate i ndustri al establ i shments.
(7) Premi ses bel ongi ng to or i n the occupati on of
the State shal l not be excl uded from the defi ni ti on of an
i ndustri al establ i shment.
(8) For the pur poses of thi s Act, machi ner y or
pl ant shal l be deemed to have been constr ucted or
reconstructed before the commencement of thi s Act and
an i n du s tr i al es tabl i s h men t or bu i l di n g s h al l be
deemed to h av e been con s tr u cted, r econ s tr u cted,
extended, added to or converted for use as an i ndustri al
establ i shment, before the commencement of thi s Act or
the comi ng i nto oper ati on of any of the pr ovi si ons of
thi s Act, i f the constructi on, reconstructi on, extensi on,
addi ti on, or conversi on was begun before the passi ng of
thi s Act or the comi ng i nto oper ati on of any of the
provi si ons of thi s Act, as the case may be.
(9) A per s on wh o wor k s i n an i n du s tr i al
establ i shment, whether empl oyed by the occupi er or
not, ei ther i n a pr ocess or i n cl eani ng a par t of the
i ndustr i al establ i shment used for a pr ocess, or i n
cl eani ng or oi l i ng the machi ner y or pl ant, or i n any
oth er k i n d of wor k wh ats oev er i n ci den tal to or
connected wi th the pr ocess, or connected wi th the
ar ti cl e made or other wi se the subject of the pr ocess
ther ei n, shal l except as i s other wi se pr ovi ded by thi s
Act, be deemed to be empl oyed therei n for the purposes
of thi s Act.
(10) A young per son who wor ks i n an i ndustr i al
establ i shment, whether for r emuner ati on or not, i n
col l ecti n g, car r y i n g or del i v er i n g goods , car r y i n g
messages or r unni ng er r ands, shal l be deemed to be
empl oy ed i n th e i n du s tr i al es tabl i s h men t for th e
purposes of thi s Act.
(11) Except wher e other wi se expr essl y pr ovi ded,
the provi si ons of thi s Act shal l be i n addi ti on to and not
i n substi tuti on for or i n di mi nuti on of the provi si ons of
any other wri tten l aw.
5. (1) Ex cept as i n th i s Act oth er wi s e ex pr es s l y
pr ov i ded, th i s Act s h al l appl y on l y to i n du s tr i al
establ i shments.
(2) Thi s Act shal l appl y to i ndustr i al establ i sh-
ments bel ongi ng to or occupi ed by the State but i n case
of any publ i c emergency the Mi ni ster may, by Order, for
the dur ati on of the per i od speci fi ed i n the Or der,
exempt from thi s Act any i ndustri al establ i shment
(a) bel ongi ng to or occupi ed by the State;
General appl i cati on
of Act
(b) i n wh i ch wor k i s bei n g car r i ed ou t on
behal f of the State; or
(c) whose acti vi ti es ar e vi tal to the nati onal
wel fare.
(3) Wh er e an y of th e r i gh ts of an empl oy ee
establ i shed by any other Act, col l ecti ve agr eement,
contr act of empl oyment, custom or pr acti ce ar e mor e
favour abl e than thi s Act r equi r es, the pr ovi si ons so
establ i shed prevai l over thi s Act.
(4) Thi s Act bi nds the State.
PART I I
GENERAL DUTI ES
6. (1) I t s h al l be th e du ty of ev er y empl oy er to
ensure, so far as i s reasonabl y practi cabl e, the safety,
heal th and wel fare at work of al l hi s empl oyees.
(2) Wi th ou t pr ej u di ce to th e gen er al i ty of an
empl oyer s duty under subsecti on (1), the matter s to
whi ch that duty extends i ncl ude i n parti cul ar
(a) the provi si on and mai ntenance of pl ant and
s y s tems of wor k th at ar e, s o far as i s
r easonabl y pr acti cabl e, safe and wi thout
ri sks to heal th;
(b) ar r angements for ensur i ng, so far as i s
reasonabl y practi cabl e, safety and absence
of r i sks to heal th i n connecti on wi th the
use, handl i ng, stor age and tr anspor t of
equ i pmen t, mach i n er y, ar ti cl es an d
substances;
(c) the pr ovi si on of adequate and sui tabl e
pr otecti v e cl oth i n g or dev i ces of an
approved standard to empl oyees who i n the
cou r s e of empl oy men t ar e l i k el y to be
exposed to the ri sk of head, eye, ear, hand
General duti es of
empl oyers to thei r
empl oyees
or foot i njury, i njury from ai r contami nant
or any other bodi l y i njury and the provi si on
of adequate i nstructi ons i n the use of such
protecti ve cl othi ng or devi ces;
(d) th e pr ov i s i on s of s u ch i n for mati on ,
i nstructi on, trai ni ng and supervi si on as i s
necessary to ensure, so far as i s reasonabl y
practi cabl e, the safety and heal th at work
of hi s empl oyees;
(e) s o far as i s r eas on abl y pr acti cabl e as
r egar ds an y pl ace of wor k u n der th e
empl oyer s control , the mai ntenance of i t i n
a condi ti on that i s safe and wi thout ri sks to
heal th and the provi si on and mai ntenance
of means of access to and egr ess fr om i t
that are safe and wi thout such ri sks;
(f) th e pr ov i s i on an d mai n ten an ce of a
wor k i ng envi r onment for hi s empl oyees
that i s, so far as i s reasonabl y practi cabl e,
safe, wi thout ri sks to heal th, and adequate
as regards ameni ti es and arrangements for
thei r wel fare at work; and
(g) compl i ance wi th secti ons 7, 12, 37, 46, 75
and 76, Par ts I I I and I X and such other
du ti es as may be i mpos ed on h i m by
regul ati ons made under thi s Act.
(3) An empl oyer shal l
(a) en s u r e th at al l h azar dou s ch emi cal s
present i n the i ndustri al establ i shment are
l abel l ed i n a way easi l y understandabl e to
the empl oyees, or ar e i denti fi ed i n the
prescri bed manner;
(b) obtai n or prepare, as may be prescri bed, an
unexpi r ed chemi cal safety data sheet for
al l hazar dous chemi cal s pr esent i n the
workpl ace;
(c) ensur e that the i denti fi cati on r equi r ed by
par agr aph (a) and chemi cal safety data
s h eets r equ i r ed by par agr aph (b) ar e
av ai l abl e i n En gl i s h an d s u ch oth er
l anguages as may be prescri bed;
(d) ensure that when hazardous chemi cal s are
tr an s fer r ed i n to oth er con tai n er s or
equi pment, the contents are i ndi cated i n a
man n er wh i ch wi l l mak e k n own to
empl oy ees , thei r i denti ty, any hazar ds
associ ated wi th thei r use, and any safety
precauti ons to be observed; and
(e) ensure that i nformati on i s provi ded on the
h an dl i n g an d di s pos al of h azar dou s
chemi cal s whi ch are no l onger requi red and
contai ner s whi ch have been empti ed but
whi ch may contai n r esi dues of hazar dous
chemi cal s, so that the r i sk to safety and
h eal th an d to th e en v i r on men t i s
el i mi nated or mi ni mi zed.
(4) An empl oyer shal l ensur e that a hazar dous
ch emi cal i s n ot u s ed, h an dl ed or s tor ed i n th e
i n du s tr i al es tabl i s h men t u n l es s th e pr es cr i bed
requi rements concerni ng i denti fi cati on, chemi cal safety
data sheets and wor ker i nstr ucti on and tr ai ni ng ar e
met.
(5) An empl oyer shal l advi se the Chi ef I nspector
i n wr i ti ng i f the empl oyer, after maki ng r easonabl e
effor ts, i s unabl e to obtai n a l abel or chemi cal safety
data sheet requi red by subsecti on (3).
(6) A copy of th e mos t r ecen t v er s i on of th e
i nventory and of every unexpi red chemi cal safety data
sheet r equi r ed by thi s Par t i n r espect of hazar dous
chemi cal s i n a workpl ace shal l be
(a) made avai l abl e by the empl oyer i n such a
manner as to al l ow exami nati on by the
empl oyees;
(b) fu r n i s h ed by th e empl oy er to a
r epr es en tati v e of h eal th an d s afety
commi ttee, i f an y, or to an empl oy ee
sel ected by the empl oyees to r epr esent
them, i f ther e i s no such commi ttee or i f
th er e i s n o tr ade u n i on , an empl oy ee
sel ected by the empl oyees to r epr esent
them;
(c) fi l ed by th e empl oy er wi th th e Ch i ef
I nspector on request or i f so prescri bed.
(6A) No per s on s h al l r emov e or deface th e
i denti fi cati on r efer r ed to i n subsecti on (3)(a), for a
hazardous chemi cal .
(7) An empl oyer of an i ndustri al establ i shment of
twenty-fi ve or more empl oyees, shal l prepare or revi se,
i n con s u l tati on wi th th e r epr es en tati v es of h i s
empl oyees, a wr i tten statement of hi s gener al pol i cy
wi th r es pect to th e s afety an d h eal th of per s on s
empl oyed i n the i ndustri al establ i shment, speci fyi ng the
or gani zati on and ar r angements for the ti me bei ng i n
force for carryi ng out that pol i cy and the requi rements
of subsecti ons (1) to (6A), and the empl oyer shal l submi t
the statement and any r evi si on ther eof to the Chi ef
I nspector and br i ng them to the noti ce of al l per sons
empl oyed i n the i ndustri al establ i shment.
(7A) The Chi ef I nspector may, havi ng regard to the
statement submi tted under subsecti on (7) di r ect the
empl oy er to appoi nt at hi s own ex pense, a safety
practi ti oner who shal l assi st i n ensuri ng that the pol i cy
and the provi si ons speci fi ed i n secti on 6 are compl i ed
wi th.
(8) The Chi ef I nspector may di rect an empl oyer of
fewer than twenty-fi ve per sons to effect under hi s
super vi si on, a pr epar ati on or r evi si on of the type
referred to i n subsecti on (7).
(9) An empl oyer shal l , after bei ng noti fi ed by a
femal e empl oy ee th at s h e i s pr egn an t an d u pon
producti on of a medi cal certi fi cate to that effect, adapt
the wor k i ng condi ti ons of the femal e empl oyee to
ensure that she i s not
(a) i n v ol v ed i n th e u s e of, or ex pos ed to,
ch emi cal s , s u bs tan ces or an y th i n g
dan ger ou s to th e h eal th of th e u n bor n
chi l d; or
(b) subjected to worki ng condi ti ons dangerous
to the heal th of the unborn chi l d,
and wher e appr opr i ate, the empl oy er may as s i gn
al ter nati ve wor k , wher e avai l abl e, to her wi thout
prejudi ce to her ri ght to return to her previ ous job.
(10) Where a femal e empl oyee who has noti fi ed her
empl oyer of her pr egnancy under secti on 6(6) i s no
l onger pregnant she shal l i mmedi atel y upon di scovery
of thi s fact noti fy her empl oyer and shal l pr oduce a
medi cal certi fi cate to that effect.
(11) No empl oy er s h al l r equ i r e or per mi t a
pregnant empl oyee or an empl oyee who i s nursi ng her
chi l d to perform work that i s hazardous to her heal th or
the heal th of the chi l d.
(12) Notwi thstandi ng any other l aw, dur i ng an
empl oyees pr egnancy, and for a per i od of si x months
after bi r th of her chi l d, her empl oyer shal l offer her
s u i tabl e, al ter n ati v e empl oy men t on ter ms an d
con di ti on s th at ar e n o l es s fav ou r abl e th an h er
or di nar y ter ms and condi ti ons of wor k , wher e the
empl oyee i s r equi r ed to per for m wor k that poses a
danger to her safety or heal th or that of her chi l d,
unl ess there i s no other avai l abl e sui tabl e al ternati ve
empl oyment or that i n doi ng so the empl oyer wi l l i ncur
costs greater than ordi nary admi ni strati ve costs.
(13) An empl oyee may chal l enge a deci si on of the
empl oyer i n accordance wi th secti on 83(A).
7. (1) I t s h al l be th e du ty of ev er y empl oy er to
conduct hi s undertaki ng i n such a way as to ensure, so
far as i s reasonabl y practi cabl e, that persons not i n hi s
empl oyment, who may be affected ther eby ar e not
thereby exposed to ri sks to thei r safety or heal th.
(2) I t shal l be the duty of ever y sel f-empl oyed
person to conduct hi s undertaki ng i n such a way as to
ensure, so far as i s reasonabl y practi cabl e, that he and
other per sons, not bei ng hi s empl oyees, who may be
affected by hi s acti ons are not thereby exposed to ri sks
to thei r safety or heal th.
(3) I n such cases as may be prescri bed, i t shal l be
the duty of ever y empl oyer and ever y sel f-empl oyed
per son, i n the pr escr i bed ci r cumstances and i n the
pr escr i bed manner, to gi ve to per sons, not bei ng hi s
empl oyees, who may be affected by the way i n whi ch he
conducts hi s under taki ng, the pr escr i bed i nfor mati on
about such aspects of the way i n whi ch he conducts hi s
undertaki ng as mi ght affect thei r safety or heal th.
8. (1) Subj ect to Par t X and except as other wi se
ex pr es s l y pr ov i ded, i t s h al l be th e du ty of ev er y
occupi er of an i ndustri al establ i shment to ensure that
the fol l owi ng provi si ons are compl i ed wi th:
(a) Parts I V to VI I ;
(b) secti on 62;
(c) Part XI ; and
(d) such other pr ovi si ons of thi s Act or such
regul ati ons as i mposed duti es on hi m.
(2) An occupi er of an i ndustr i al establ i shment
empl oyi ng twenty-fi ve or more persons shal l prepare or
revi se, i n consul tati on wi th worker representati ves i n
the i ndustri al establ i shment
(a) a wr i tten statement of hi s gener al pol i cy
wi th r espect to the safety and heal th of
per s on s empl oy ed i n th e i n du s tr i al
General duti es of
empl oyers and sel f-
empl oyed persons to
persons other than
thei r empl oyees
General duti es of
occupi ers
establ i shment, speci fyi ng the organi zati on
and ar r angements for the ti me bei ng i n
for ce for car r yi ng out that pol i cy and the
provi si ons speci fi ed i n subsecti on (1); and
(b) an emer gency pl an i n wr i ti ng based on a
r i sk assessment made i n accor dance wi th
secti on 25H whi ch shal l i ncl ude
(i ) s u i tabl e an d r api d mean s of
obtai n i n g fi r s t ai d h el p an d
transportati on from the i ndustri al
establ i shment to a hospi tal for
i njured workers; and
(i i ) measur es and pr ocedur es to be
used to contr ol a maj or fi r e, to
r eact to ser i ous damage to the
i n du s tr i al es tabl i s h men t, to
evacuate the i ndustri al establ i sh-
men t an d to n oti fy r es cu e
personnel ,
and the occupi er shal l submi t the statement or the
emergency pl an, as the case may be, and any revi si on
ther eof to the Chi ef I nspector and br i ng them to the
n oti ce of al l per s on s empl oy ed i n th e i n du s tr i al
establ i shment.
(3) The Chi ef I nspector may, havi ng regard to the
statement or the emer gency pl an submi tted under
subsecti on (2), di rect the occupi er to appoi nt at hi s own
expense, a Safety Pr acti ti oner who shal l assi st i n
ensuri ng that the pol i cy and the provi si ons speci fi ed i n
subsecti on (1) or the r equi r ements of the emer gency
pl an, as the case may be, are compl i ed wi th.
(4) An occu pi er s h al l en s u r e, as far as i s
reasonabl y practi cabl e, that no unsafe structure exi sts
i n the i ndustri al establ i shment that i s l i kel y to expose
persons to ri sks to bodi l y i njury.
9. (1) The occupi er of every i ndustri al establ i shment
shal l
(a) be under a duty to take steps wi thi n the
s tan dar ds es tabl i s h ed by th e
Envi r onmental Management Author i ty, to
protect the safety and heal th of the publ i c
i n th e v i ci n i ty of h i s i n du s tr i al
establ i shment from dangers created by the
oper ati on or pr ocesses car r i ed on ther ei n;
and
(b) take speci al care to ensure that pl ant and
equ i pmen t u s ed th er ei n ar e of s u ch
i ntegr i ty and that such adequate safety
systems exi st as to prevent the occurrence
of fugi ti ve emi ssi ons not confor mi ng wi th
an approved standard.
(2) Where the Chi ef I nspector i s of the vi ew that
the steps taken under subsecti on (1) are i nadequate, he
may
(a) i ssue di r ecti ons i n wr i ti ng to the occupi er
speci fyi ng the measures to be taken i n an
i ndustr i al establ i shment or i n i ts vi ci ni ty
to pr event i nj ur y to the publ i c and the
peri od wi thi n whi ch those measures are to
be taken; and
(b) advi se the envi r onmental management
author i ty, i n wr i ti ng, of the i nstr ucti ons
referred to i n paragraph (a).
(3) Di recti ons under subsecti on (2) may i ncl ude a
requi rement
(a) to obtai n an d i mpl emen t adv i ce fr om
competen t s peci al i s ts or ex per t
consul tants;
General duty of
occupi er to protect
safety and heal th of
publ i c
(b) to i mpl ement measures to abate nui sances
ar i si ng fr om the oper ati ons car r i ed on i n
i ndustri al establ i shments; or
(c) to i mpl emen t meas u r es to pr ev en t th e
occurrence of fugi ti ve emi ssi ons.
(4) An occupi er who fai l s to compl y wi th di recti ons
i ssued under subsecti on (2) commi ts an offence.
10. (1) I t shal l be the duty of every empl oyee whi l e
at work
(a) to take reasonabl e care for the safety and
heal th of hi msel f and of other persons who
may be affected by hi s acts or omi ssi ons at
work;
(b) as r egar ds an y du ty or r equ i r emen t
i mposed on hi s empl oyer to co-operate wi th
hi m so far as necessary to ensure that that
du ty or r equ i r emen t i s per for med or
compl i ed wi th;
(c) to r epor t to h i s empl oy er , an y
con tr av en ti on u n der th i s Act or an y
regul ati ons made thereunder, the exi stence
of whi ch he knows; and
(d) to use cor r ectl y the per sonal pr otecti on
cl othi ng or devi ces provi ded for hi s use.
(1A) A per s on wh o r efu s es to compl y wi th
subsecti on (1) commi ts a safety and heal th offence and
i s subject to the juri sdi cti on of the I ndustri al Court.
(2) An empl oy ee wh o wi l fu l l y an d wi th ou t
r easonabl e cause does anythi ng whi ch r esul ts i n the
death or cr i ti cal i nj ur y to another per son at wor k ,
commi ts an offen ce an d i s l i abl e to a fi n e of ten
thousand dol l ars.
(3) An empl oyer may di sci pl i ne, i n the customary
manner, an empl oyee who breaks the safety provi si ons
of thi s Act.
General duti es of
empl oyees at work
11. (1) No per s on s h al l wi l fu l l y or r eck l es s l y
i n ter fer e wi th or mi s u s e an y mean s , appl i an ce,
conveni ence or other thi ng provi ded i n the i nterests of
safety, heal th or wel fare i n pursuance of thi s Act.
(2) A per son who contr avenes subsecti on (1)
commi ts an offen ce an d i s l i abl e, on s u mmar y
convi cti on to a fi ne of one thousand dol l ar s and to
i mpri sonment for three months.
12. (1) No empl oyer shal l l evy or permi t to be l evi ed
on any empl oyee of hi s i n respect of anythi ng done or
pr ovi ded i n pur suance of any speci fi c r equi r ement of
thi s Act, except i n respect of
(a) foods tu ffs an d oth er i tems s er v ed i n a
canteen;
(b) thi ngs l ost or damaged wi l ful l y or through
the negl i gence of the empl oyee; and
(c) pr otecti ve cl othi ng and devi ces wher e the
empl oyee i s empl oyed for one month or l ess.
(2) Amount l evi ed under subsecti on (1)(c), shal l
not be i n excess of one-hal f of the val ue of the protecti ve
cl othi ng or devi ces.
13. (1) A person who desi gns, manufactures, i mports or
suppl i es any technol ogy, machi nery, pl ant, equi pment or
materi al for use i n any i ndustri al establ i shment shal l
(a) ensure, so far as i s reasonabl y practi cabl e,
th at th e tech n ol ogy, mach i n er y, pl an t,
equi pment or materi al i s safe and wi thout
ri sks to heal th when properl y used;
(b) take such steps as are necessary to ensure
that ther e wi l l be avai l abl e i n connecti on
wi th the use of technol ogy, machi ner y,
pl ant, equi pment or mater i al , adequate
i nformati on about the use for whi ch i t was
des i gn ed an d tes ted an d abou t an y
condi ti ons necessary to ensure that i t wi l l
be safe and wi thout ri sks to heal th or the
envi ronment when properl y used.
General duti es of
manufacturers and
suppl i ers
Certai n charges
prohi bi ted
Duty not to i nterfere
wi th or mi suse
thi ngs provi ded
pursuant to Act
(2) A per s on wh o u n der tak es th e des i gn or
manufactur e of any technol ogy, machi ner y, pl ant,
equi pment or mater i al shal l car r y out or ar r ange for
the carryi ng out of any necessary research wi th a vi ew
to the di scovery and, so far as i s reasonabl y practi cabl e,
the el i mi nati on or mi ni mi zati on of any ri sks to safety
or heal th to whi ch the machi nery, pl ant, equi pment or
materi al may gi ve ri se.
(3) I t shal l be the duty of any person who erects or
i nstal l s any machi nery, pl ant, equi pment or component
thereof, i n any premi ses when that arti cl e i s to be used
by per sons at wor k to ensur e, as far as i s r easonabl y
practi cabl e, that nothi ng about the way i n whi ch i t i s
erected or i nstal l ed makes i t unsafe or exposes persons
to ri sks to thei r safety or heal th when properl y used.
(4) Nothi ng i n the pr ecedi ng pr ovi si ons of thi s
secti on shal l be taken to requi re a person to repeat any
tes ti n g, ex ami n ati on or r es ear ch wh i ch h as been
carri ed out otherwi se than by hi m or at hi s i nstance, i n
so far as i t i s reasonabl e for hi m to rel y on the resul ts
thereof for the purpose of those provi si ons.
(5) Any duty i mposed on any person by any of the
precedi ng provi si ons of thi s secti on shal l extend onl y to
thi ngs done i n the course of a trade, busi ness or other
undertaki ngs carri ed out by hi m (whether for profi t or
not) and to matters wi thi n hi s control .
(6) Wh er e a per s on des i gn s , man u factu r es ,
i mpor ts or suppl i es any technol ogy, machi ner y, pl ant,
equi pment or mater i al for, fr om or to another on the
basi s of a wr i tten under taki ng by that other to take
s peci fi ed s teps s u ffi ci en t to en s u r e, s o far as i s
reasonabl y practi cabl e, that the arti cl e wi l l be safe and
wi th ou t r i s k s to h eal th wh en pr oper l y u s ed, th e
undertaki ng shal l have the effect of rel i evi ng the fi rst-
menti oned person from the duty i mposed by subsecti on
(1) to such extent as i s reasonabl e havi ng regard to the
terms of the undertaki ng.
(7) Wher e a per son ( the ostensi bl e suppl i er )
suppl i es any technol ogy, machi ner y, pl ant, equi pment
or mater i al to another (the customer ) under a hi r e-
pur chase agr eement, condi ti onal sal e agr eement or
credi t-sal e agreement, and the ostensi bl e suppl i er
(a) car r i es on the busi ness of fi nanci ng the
acqui si ti on of goods by others by means of
such agreements; and
(b) i n the course of that busi ness acqui red hi s
i nter est i n the machi ner y suppl i ed to the
cu s tomer as a mean s of fi n an ci n g i ts
acqui si ti on by the customer fr om a thi r d
person (the effecti ve suppl i er),
the effecti ve suppl i er and not the ostensi bl e suppl i er
shal l be tr eated for the pur pose of thi s secti on as
suppl yi ng the technol ogy, machi nery, pl ant, equi pment
or materi al to the customer, and any duty i mposed by
the pr ecedi ng pr ovi si ons of thi s secti on on suppl i er s
shal l accordi ngl y fal l on the effecti ve suppl i er and not
on the ostensi bl e suppl i er.
(8) For the pur pose of thi s secti on, technol ogy,
machi ner y, pl ant or mater i al i s not to be r egar ded as
pr oper l y used wher e i t i s used wi thout r egar d to any
rel evant i nformati on or advi ce rel ati ng to i ts use whi ch
has been made avai l abl e by a person by whom i t was
desi gned, manufactured, i mported or suppl i ed.
(9) A person who sel l s or l ets on hi re, or as agent
of the sel l er or hi rer causes or procures to be sol d or l et
or hi r e, for use i n an i ndustr i al establ i shment, any
technol ogy, machi nery, pl ant or materi al whi ch does not
compl y wi th the requi rements of thi s secti on, commi ts
an offence and i s l i abl e on summary convi cti on to a fi ne
of ten thousand dol l ars.
PART I I I
RI GHTS OF EMPLOYEES TO REFUSE WORK WHERE
SAFETY OR HEALTH I N DANGER
14. (1) Thi s Part does not appl y wi th respect to an
empl oyee descri bed i n subsecti on (2)
(a) wh en a ci r cu ms tan ce des cr i bed i n
secti on 15(a), (b), (c) or (d), i s i nherent i n
th e empl oy ees wor k or i s a n or mal
condi ti on of the worker s empl oyment; or
(b) when the empl oyees refusal to work woul d
di rectl y endanger the l i fe, safety or heal th
of another person.
(2) The empl oyee r efer r ed to i n subsecti on (1)
i s
(a) a member of the Defence For ce, Pol i ce
Servi ce, Fi re Servi ce or Pri son Servi ce;
(b) a person empl oyed i n the operati on of
(i ) a hospi tal , cl i ni c, heal th centr e,
n u r s i n g h ome, ps y ch i atr i c
i nsti tuti on, home for the aged,
r eh abi l i tati on cen tr e or oth er
establ i shment;
(i i ) a l aboratory;
(i i i ) a power pl ant or techni cal servi ce
or faci l i ty u s ed i n con j u n cti on
wi th an i ns ti tuti on, faci l i ty or
s er v i ce des cr i bed i n s u bpar a-
graph (i ) or (i i ).
(3) Nothi ng i n thi s Par t shal l be constr ued as
rel i evi ng an empl oyee referred to i n secti on 14(2) from
hi s duty referred to i n secti on 10(1)(c).
(4) An empl oyer who recei ves a report pursuant
to secti on 10(1)(c), shal l forthwi th take steps to compl y
wi th secti on 6(1) and report to the Chi ef I nspector the
exi stence of the danger and any steps that he has taken
or i ntends to take to remove the danger.
Appl i cati on of Part
15. An empl oyee may refuse to work or do parti cul ar
work where he has reason to bel i eve that
(a) ther e i s ser i ous and i mmi nent danger to
hi msel f or others or unusual ci rcumstances
h av e ar i s en wh i ch ar e h azar dou s or
i njuri ous to heal th or l i fe;
(b) any machi ne, pl ant, devi ce or thi ng he i s to
use or operate i s l i kel y to endanger hi msel f
or another empl oyee;
(c) the physi cal condi ti on of the workpl ace or
the part thereof i n whi ch he works or i s to
work i s l i kel y to endanger hi msel f;
(d) any machi ne, pl ant, devi ce or thi ng he i s to
use or operate or the physi cal condi ti on of
the workpl ace or part thereof i n whi ch he
works or i s to work i s i n contraventi on of
thi s Act or the Regul ati ons made under i t
an d s u ch con tr av en ti on i s l i k el y to
endanger hi msel f or another empl oyee.
16. (1) Upon refusi ng to work or do parti cul ar work
the empl oyee shal l promptl y report the ci rcumstances
of th e i n ten ded r efu s al to th e empl oy er or h i s
r epr esentati ve and a r epr esentati ve of the safety and
heal th commi ttee.
(2) The empl oyer shal l cause the safety and
heal th commi ttee to forthwi th i nvesti gate the report i n
the presence of the empl oyee and i n the presence of
(a) a per s on wh o becau s e of k n owl edge,
exper i ence and tr ai ni ng i s sel ected by the
trade uni on that represents the empl oyee;
(b) an empl oyee sel ected by the empl oyees to
r epr esent them, wher e ther e i s no tr ade
uni on; or
(c) the empl oyer or hi s representati ve,
who shal l be made avai l abl e by hi s empl oyer and shal l
attend wi thout del ay.
Refusal to work
Report of refusal
(3) wh er e th er e i s n o s afety an d h eal th
commi ttee the empl oyee, upon r efusi ng to wor k or do
par ti cul ar wor k, shal l r epor t the ci r cumstance of the
i ntended refusal to the empl oyer or hi s representati ve
and the Chi ef I nspector who shal l deal wi th i t i n
accordance wi th secti on 18.
17. Wher e, fol l owi ng the i nvesti gati on or any steps
taken to deal wi th the ci r cumstances that caused the
empl oyee to refuse to work or do parti cul ar work i t i s,
pur suant to secti on 16, found that the empl oyee has
r easonabl e gr ounds to bel i eve anythi ng menti oned i n
secti on 15, the empl oyee may r efuse to wor k or to do
the parti cul ar work and the empl oyer or the empl oyee
or a person on behal f of the empl oyer or empl oyee shal l
cause an i nspector to be noti fi ed thereof.
18. (1) An i nspector shal l , wi thi n twenty-four hours
fr om the ti me of the r efusal to wor k, i nvesti gate the
r efu s al i n th e pr es en ce of th e empl oy er or h i s
representati ve, the empl oyee and the person menti oned
i n secti on 16(1)(a), (b) or (c).
(2) The i nspector shal l , fol l owi ng the i nvesti -
gati on, deci de whether the machi ne, pl ant, equi pment,
devi ce or thi ng or the workpl ace or part thereof i s l i kel y
to endanger the empl oyee or another person and shal l
gi ve hi s deci si on i n wri ti ng wi thi n seventy-two hours to
the empl oyer, the empl oyee and the person menti oned
i n secti on 16(a) or (b) and the deci si on of the i nspector
shal l be compl i ed wi th unl ess the Chi ef I nspector
deci des otherwi se.
(3) A person who i s aggri eved by the deci si on of
the i nspector may appl y to the Chi ef I nspector to
revi ew the deci si on of the i nspector.
(4) A per son who i s aggr i eved by a deci si on of
the Chi ef I nspector may seek redress under secti on 83A.
Refusal to work
fol l owi ng
i nvesti gati on
I nvesti gati on by
i nspector
(5) A per s on wh o fai l s to compl y wi th th e
deci si on of an i nspector i n accordance wi th subsecti on
(2) or the deci si on of the Chi ef I nspector pur suant to
subsecti on (2) commi ts an offence.
19. (1) Pendi ng and dur i ng an i nvesti gati on, or
pendi ng the maki ng of a deci si on, under thi s Part, the
empl oyee shal l , duri ng normal worki ng hours, be i n a
safe pl ace i n the i ndustr i al establ i shment and make
hi msel f or, as the case may requi re, be made avai l abl e
to as s i s t, i f n eces s ar y, i n th e car r y i n g ou t of th e
i nvesti gati on.
(2) Subject to subsecti on (1) and secti on 16 and
th e pr ov i s i on s of an y col l ecti v e agr eemen t, th e
empl oyer may
(a) assi gn the empl oyee reasonabl e al ternati ve
work duri ng hi s normal hours; or
(b) subject to secti on 76, where assi gnment of
r eas on abl e al ter n ati v e wor k i n n ot
pr acti cabl e, gi ve other di r ecti ons to the
worker.
20. (1) Pendi ng the i nvesti gati on and deci si on of the
Chi ef I nspector, no empl oyee shal l be assi gned to use or
operate the equi pment, machi ne, devi ce or arti cl e or to
work i n the i ndustri al establ i shment or i n the part of
the i ndustri al establ i shment bei ng i nvesti gated as l ong
as there i s conti nui ng i mmi nent and seri ous danger to
the l i fe or heal th of any empl oyee or person and unti l
after the empl oyer or hi s r epr esentati ve has taken
r emedi al acti on , i f n eces s ar y, to deal wi th th e
ci rcumstances that caused the empl oyee to refuse to do
parti cul ar work.
(2) The empl oyee who r efuses to wor k under
secti on 15, shal l be deemed to be at wor k and hi s
empl oyer shal l pay hi m at the regul ar or premi um rate,
as may be proper for the ti me extendi ng from the ti me
Empl oyee to be
avai l abl e
Empl oyee deemed
to be at work
when the wor k er star ted to r efuse to wor k under
secti on 15 to the ti me when the I nspector or the Chi ef
I n s pector h as deci ded u n der s ecti on 18 th at th e
equi pment, machi ne, devi ce, ar ti cl e or the i ndustr i al
establ i shment or par t ther eof pr esents an i mmi nent
and seri ous danger to the l i fe or heal th of the empl oyee
or any person.
20A. No empl oyer or per son acti ng on behal f of an
empl oyer shal l
(a) di smi ss or threaten to di smi ss a worker;
(b) di s ci pl i n e or s u s pen d or th r eaten to
di sci pl i ne or suspend a worker;
(c) i mpos e an y pen al ty u pon a wor k er, or
i nti mi date or coerce a worker,
because the worker has acted i n compl i ance wi th thi s
Act or the Regul ati ons or an or der made ther eunder,
h as s ou gh t th e en for cemen t of th i s Act or th e
regul ati ons, has observed the procedures establ i shed by
the empl oyer or has gi ven evi dence i n a proceedi ng i n
r es pect of th e en for cemen t of th i s Act or th e
Regul ati ons.
21. Pendi ng and duri ng an i nvesti gati on under thi s
Par t, th e empl oy ee an d th e per s on men ti on ed i n
secti on 16(a) or (b) shal l be deemed to be at work and
hi s empl oyer shal l pay hi m at the usual rate.
PART I V
SAFETY
22. (1) I n every i ndustri al establ i shment, no young
per son shal l wor k at a machi ne to whi ch thi s secti on
appl i es, unl ess he has been ful l y i nstr ucted as to the
danger s ar i si ng i n connecti on wi th i ts oper ati on, and
the precauti ons to be observed, and
(a) has recei ved suffi ci ent trai ni ng i n work at
the machi ne; or
(b) i s under adequate supervi si on by a person
who has speci al knowl edge and experi ence
i n the operati on of the machi ne.
No di sci pl i ne,
di smi ssal , repri sal
by empl oyer
Enti tl ement to be
pai d
Empl oyment of
young persons on
dangerous machi nes
(2) Thi s secti on appl i es to such machi nes as may
be pr escr i bed, bei ng machi nes whi ch ar e of such a
dangerous character that a young person ought not to
work at them unl ess the requi rements of subsecti on (1)
are compl i ed wi th.
23. (1) Al l persons enteri ng an area i n an i ndustri al
establ i shment wher e they ar e l i kel y to be exposed to
the r i sk of head, eye, ear, hand or foot i njur y, i njur y
from ai r contami nant or any other bodi l y i njury, shal l
be provi ded wi th sui tabl e protecti ve cl othi ng or devi ces
of an approved standard and adequate i nstructi ons i n
the use of such pr otecti ve cl othi ng or devi ces, and no
person shal l be permi tted to be i n any such area unl ess
he i s weari ng such protecti ve cl othi ng or devi ce.
(2) I n ever y ar ea wher e pr otecti ve cl othi ng or
devi ces are requi red to be worn under subsecti on (1), a
noti ce to that effect shal l be conspi cuousl y di spl ayed.
24. (1) Where, i n connecti on wi th the carryi ng on of
a pr ocess, ther e i s gi ven off dust or fumes or other
i mpuri ty of such a character and to such an extent as to
be l i kel y to be i njuri ous or offensi ve to empl oyees i n an
i ndustri al establ i shment, al l practi cabl e measures shal l
be tak en by the occupi er to pr otect the empl oyees
agai n s t i n h al ati on of th e du s t or fu mes or oth er
i mpu r i ty an d to pr ev en t i ts accu mu l ati on i n an y
workroom, and where the nature of the process makes
i t practi cabl e, exhaust appl i ances shal l be provi ded and
mai ntai ned as near as possi bl e to the poi nt of ori gi n of
the dust or fumes or other i mpur i ty, so as to pr event
contami nati on of the ai r of the workroom.
(2) Where steam i s di scharged i nto a room where
persons are normal l y requi red to work, effecti ve steps
shal l be taken to di ssi pate the steam from that room.
25. (1) The r equi r ements of secti ons 25(2) to 25(8)
appl y, wi th al l necessary modi fi cati ons, to any confi ned
space whi l e an empl oyee i s i n that space.
Removal of dust and
fumes
Dangerous fumes
and l ack of oxygen i n
confi ned spaces
Protecti ve cl othi ng
and devi ces
(2) Subj ect to secti on 25(4), a confi ned space
shal l be entered onl y where
(a) there i s an easy egress from al l accessi bl e
parts of the confi ned space;
(b) mech an i cal equ i pmen t i n th e con fi n ed
space i s
(i ) di s con n ected fr om i ts power
source; and
(i i ) l ocked out;
(c) al l pi pes and other suppl y l i nes whose
contents ar e l i kel y to cr eate a hazar d ar e
bl anked off; and
(d) the confi ned space i s tested and eval uated
by a competent person who
(i ) records the resul ts of each test i n
a permanent record; and
(i i ) cer ti fi es i n wr i ti n g i n th e
per man en t r ecor d th at th e
confi ned space
(A) i s free from hazard; and
(B) wi l l r emai n fr ee fr om
hazar d whi l e any wor k er
i s i n th e con fi n ed s pace
h av i n g r egar d to th e
nature and durati on of the
work to be performed.
(3) Subject to secti on 25(4) a confi ned space i n
whi ch there exi sts or i s l i kel y to exi st a hazardous gas,
vapour, dust or fume or an oxygen content of l ess than
ei ghteen per cent or more than twenty-three per cent at
atmospheri c pressure, shal l be entered onl y when
(a) th e r equ i r emen ts of s ecti on 25(2) ar e
compl i ed wi th;
(b) th e s pace i s pu r ged an d v en ti l ated to
provi de a safe atmosphere;
(c) the measures necessary to mai ntai n a safe
atmosphere have been taken;
(d) another wor ker wi th appr opr i ate r escue
equi pment i s stati oned outsi de the confi ned
space;
(e) sui tabl e arrangements have been made to
remove the worker from the confi ned space
shoul d the worker requi re assi stance; and
(f) a per son adequatel y tr ai ned i n ar ti fi ci al
respi rati on i s conveni entl y avai l abl e.
(4) A confi ned space i n whi ch there exi sts or i s
l i kel y to exi st, a hazardous gas, vapour, dust or fume or
an oxygen content of l ess than ei ghteen per cent or
mor e th an twen ty -th r ee per cen t at atmos ph er i c
pr essur e, and cannot be pur ged and venti l ated to
pr ov i de and mai ntai n a s afe atmos pher e s hal l be
entered onl y when
(a) al l the requi rements of secti on 25(2) except
subparagraph (d)(i i ) are compl i ed wi th;
(b) the empl oyee enter i ng i s usi ng a sui tabl e
breathi ng apparatus and a safety harness
or other si mi l ar equi pment to whi ch i s
secur el y attached a r ope, the fr ee end of
whi ch i s attached to r escue equi pment
operated by an empl oyee equi pped wi th an
al ar m, who i s keepi ng watch outsi de the
confi ned space;
(c) the empl oyee enteri ng i s usi ng such other
equi pment as i s necessar y to ensur e the
empl oyees safety;
(d) th e s afety h ar n es s , r ope an d oth er
equi pment r efer r ed to i n par agr aph (b)
have been i nspected by a competent person
and are i n good worki ng order; and
(e) a per son adequatel y tr ai ned i n ar ti fi ci al
respi rati on i s conveni entl y avai l abl e.
(5) Subject to par agr aph (b) wher e the gas or
vapour i n a confi ned space i s or i s l i kel y to be expl osi ve
or fl ammabl e, the confi ned space shal l be entered onl y
where
(a) the concentrati on of the gas or vapour does
not or i s not l i kel y to exceed fi fty per cent
of the l ower expl osi ve l i mi t of the gas or
vapour; and
(b) the onl y wor k to be per for med i s that of
cl eani ng or i nspecti ng and of such a nature
th at i t does n ot cr eate an y s ou r ce of
i gni ti on.
(6) Col d wor k may be per for med i n a confi ned
space that contai ns or i s l i kel y to contai n an expl osi ve
or fl ammabl e gas or vapour wher e the concentr ati on
does not, and i s not l i kel y to exceed ten per cent of the
l ower expl osi ve l i mi t of the gas or vapour.
(7) For the purposes of thi s secti on
(a) competen t per s on mean s a per s on ,
whether empl oyed by the occupi er or not,
wh o h as adequ ate k n owl edge of an d
ex per i en ce i n deal i n g wi th dan ger ou s
fumes, and who i s cer ti fi ed by the Chi ef
I nspector, to per for m exami nati ons and
i ssue certi fi cates under thi s secti on; and
(b) fumes i ncl udes gas or vapour.
(8) Th e Mi n i s ter may mak e Regu l ati on s to
pr ovi de for the pr ocess of cer ti fi cati on of competent
persons by the Chi ef I nspector.
(9) I t shal l be the duty of the occupi er and i n the
case of empl oyment, the empl oyer to ensure as far as i s
r easonabl y possi bl e that the r equi r ements of thi s
secti on ar e compl i ed wi th to the sati sfacti on of the
Chi ef I nspector.
25A. I n an I ndustri al establ i shment every
(a) pri me mover;
(b) part of the transmi ssi on machi nery;
(c) dangerous part of a machi ne,
shal l be effecti vel y safeguar ded i n accor dance wi th
secti ons 25B, 25C and 25D.
25B. (1) Ever y fl ywheel di r ectl y connected to any
pr i me mover and ever y movi ng par t of any pr i me
mover, except such pri me movers as are menti oned i n
subsecti on (3) of thi s secti on, shal l be securel y fenced,
whether the fl ywheel or pri me mover i s si tuated i n an
engi ne house or other encl osure or not.
(2) The head and tai l race of every water wheel
and of every water turbi ne shal l be securel y fenced.
(3) Ever y par t of el ectr i c gener ator s, motor s
and r otar y conver ter s, and ever y fl ywheel di r ectl y
connected thereto, shal l be securel y fenced unl ess i t i s
i n such a posi ti on or of such constr ucti on as to be as
s afe to ev er y per s on empl oy ed or wor k i n g on th e
premi ses as i t woul d be i f securel y fenced.
25C. (1) Ever y par t of the tr ansmi ssi on machi ner y
shal l be securel y fenced unl ess i t i s i n such a posi ti on or
of such constr ucti on as to be safe to ever y per son
empl oyed or worki ng on the premi ses as i t woul d be i f
securel y fenced.
(2) Effi ci ent devi ces or appl i ances shal l be
provi ded and mai ntai ned i n every room or pl ace where
work i s carri ed on by whi ch the power can promptl y be
cut off from the transmi ssi on machi nery i n that room
or pl ace.
(3) No dr i vi ng bel t when not i n use shal l be
al l owed to r est or r i de upon a r evol vi ng shaft whi ch
forms part of the transmi ssi on machi nery.
Effecti ve
safeguardi ng of
machi nery
Pri me movers
Transmi ssi on
machi nery
(4) Sui tabl e str i k i ng gear or other effi ci ent
mech an i cal appl i an ces s h al l be pr ov i ded an d
mai ntai ned and used to move dri vi ng bel ts to and from
fas t an d l oos e pu l l ey s wh i ch for m par t of th e
tr an s mi s s i on mach i n er y, an d an y s u ch gear or
appl i an ces s h al l be s o con s tr u cted, pl aced an d
mai ntai ned as to prevent the dri vi ng bel t from creepi ng
back on to the fast pul l ey.
25D. (1) Ever y danger ous par t of any machi ner y,
other than pri me movers and transmi ssi on machi nery,
shal l be securel y fenced unl ess i t i s i n such a posi ti on or
of such constr ucti on as to be safe to ever y per son
securel y fenced, save that, i n so far as the safety of a
dangerous part of any machi nery cannot by reason of
the natur e of the oper ati on be secur ed by means of a
fi xed guar d, the r equi r ements of thi s secti on shal l be
deemed to hav e been compl i ed wi th i f a dev i ce i s
pr ovi ded whi ch automati cal l y pr events the oper ator
from comi ng i nto contact wi th that part.
(2) Any part of a stock-bar whi ch projects beyond
the head-stock of a l athe shal l be securel y fenced unl ess
i t i s i n such a posi ti on as to be safe to ever y per son
securel y fenced.
25E. (1) Ever y empl oyer i n consul tati on wi th the
r epr esentati ves of hi s empl oyees shal l establ i sh a
s afety an d h eal th commi ttee at an i n du s tr i al
establ i shment i n accordance wi th thi s secti on where
(a) th er e ar e twen ty -fi v e or mor e per s on s
empl oyed at that establ i shment; or
(b) th e Ch i ef I n s pector on th e bas i s of
pr es cr i bed cr i ter i a, di r ects th e
establ i shment of such a commi ttee at the
i ndustri al establ i shment where fewer than
twenty-fi ve persons are empl oyed.
Other machi nery
Establ i shment of
safety and heal th
commi ttees
25F. Every safety and heal th commi ttee establ i shed
at a pl ace of work i n accordance wi th thi s Act shal l
(a) keep under r evi ew the measur es taken to
ensure the safety and heal th of persons at
the pl ace of work;
(b) i nvesti gate any matter at an i ndustr i al
establ i shment
(i ) whi ch a member of the commi ttee
or a per s on empl oy ed th er eat
consi ders i s not safe or i s a ri sk to
heal th; and
(i i ) wh i ch h as been br ou gh t to th e
attenti on of the empl oyer;
(c) attempt to r esol ve any matter r efer r ed to
i n paragraph (b) and, i f i t i s unabl e to do
so, shal l r equest the Chi ef I nspector to
under tak e an i nspecti on of the pl ace of
work for that purpose;
(d) h av e s u ch oth er fu n cti on s as may be
prescri bed.
25G. (1) Ever y empl oyer shal l make a sui tabl e and
suffi ci ent assessment of
(a) the r i sks to the safety and heal th of hi s
empl oyees to whi ch they are exposed whi l st
they are at work; and
(b) th e r i s k s to th e s afety an d h eal th of
persons not i n hi s empl oyment ari si ng out
of or i n connecti on wi th the conduct by hi m
of hi s undertaki ng,
for the purpose of i denti fyi ng the measures he needs to
take to compl y wi th the requi rements and prohi bi ti ons
i mposed upon hi m by or under the rel evant statutory
provi si ons.
(2) Any assessment such as i s r efer r ed to i n
paragraph (1) or (2) shal l be revi ewed by the empl oyer
who made i t i f
(a) ther e i s r eason to suspect that i t i s no
l onger val i d; or
Functi ons of safety
and heal th
commi ttee
Ri sk assessment
(b) there has been a si gni fi cant change i n the
matters to whi ch i t rel ates,
and where as a resul t of any such revi ew changes to an
assessment are requi red, the empl oyer or sel f-empl oyed
person concerned shal l make them.
(3) Where the empl oyer empl oys twenty-fi ve or
more empl oyees, he shal l record
(a) the si gni fi cant fi ndi ngs of the assessment;
and
(b) any group of hi s empl oyees i denti fi ed by i t
as bei ng especi al l y at ri sk.
25H. Al l fenci ng or other safeguar ds pr ovi ded i n
pur suance of the for egoi ng pr ovi si ons of thi s Par t of
th i s Act of an y Regu l ati on s or Or der s made i n
pursuance thereof shal l be of substanti al constructi on,
and constantl y mai ntai ned and kept i n posi ti on whi l e
the par ts r equi r ed to be fenced or safeguar ded ar e i n
moti on or i n use, except when any such par ts ar e
exposed for exami nati on, l ubr i cati on or adjustment
whi ch i t i s necessar y to car r y out whi l e they ar e i n
moti on.
25I. (1) I n the case of any machi ne i n a factor y
bei ng machi ne i ntended to be dr i ven by mechani cal
power
(a) ever y set-scr ew, bol t, nut, key or keyway,
on any r evol vi ng shaft, spi ndl e, wheel or
pi n i on s h al l be s o s u n k , en cas ed or
otherwi se effecti vel y guarded as to prevent
danger; and
(b) al l s pu r an d oth er tooth ed or fr i cti on
gear i ng, whi ch does not r equi r e fr equent
adj u s tmen t wh i l e i n moti on , s h al l be
compl etel y encased unl ess i t i s so si tuated
as to be as safe as i t woul d be i f compl etel y
encased.
Constructi on and
mai ntenance of
fenci ng
Constructi on and
sal e of new
machi nery
(2) Any person who sel l s or l ets on hi re, or as
agent of the sel l er or hi rer causes or procures to be sol d
or l et on hi r e, for use i n a factor y i n Tr i ni dad and
Tobago an y mach i n e i n ten ded to be dr i v en by
mechani cal power whi ch does not compl y wi th the
requi rements of thi s secti on shal l be gui l ty of an offence
and l i abl e to a fi ne of ten thousand dol l ars.
(3) Nothi ng i n thi s secti on shal l appl y to any
machi ne constructed before the passi ng of thi s Act.
25J . No person shal l cl ean any part of a pri me mover
or of any tr ansmi ssi on machi ner y whi l e the pr i me
mover or tr ansmi ssi on machi ner y i s i n moti on by
mechani cal power, and no person shal l cl ean any part
of any machi ne i f the cl eani ng ther eof woul d expose
hi m to r i sk of i njur y fr om any movi ng par t ei ther of
that machi ne or of any adjacent machi nery.
25K. (1) Ev er y empl oy er s h al l en s u r e th at h i s
empl oyees are provi ded wi th such heal th survei l l ance as
i s appropri ate havi ng regard to the ri sks to thei r safety
and heal th whi ch are i denti fi ed by the assessment.
(2) Ever y empl oyer shal l keep a r ecor d of the
heal th sur vei l l ance r efer r ed to i n subsecti on (1) i n
accordance wi th secti on 75.
PART V
FI RE
26. (1) Th i s s ecti on appl i es on l y to i n du s tr i al
establ i shments
(a) i n whi ch the aggregate number of persons
empl oyed i n a bui l di ng exceeds twenty;
(b) i n wh i ch mor e th an ten per s on s ar e
empl oyed i n the same bui l di ng, above the
ground fl oor of the bui l di ng; or
(c) i n whi ch expl osi ve or hi ghl y fl ammabl e
substances are stored or used.
Means of escape i n
case of fi re
Cl eani ng of
machi nery i n moti on
Heal th survei l l ance
(2) Ev er y occu pi er s h al l en s u r e th at h i s
i ndustri al establ i shment i s certi fi ed every twenty-four
months by the fi r e author i ty as bei ng pr ovi ded wi th
such means of escape i n the case of fi re for the persons
empl oyed therei n as may reasonabl y be requi red i n the
ci r cu ms tan ces of each cas e an d, i f pr emi s es wi th
respect to whi ch no such certi fi cate i s i n force are used
as an i ndustr i al establ i shment, the occupi er commi ts
an offence and i s l i abl e, on summar y convi cti on, to a
fi ne of ten thousand dol l ars and to i mpri sonment for si x
months and to a further fi ne of one thousand dol l ars for
each day on whi ch the offence conti nues.
(3) I t shal l be the duty of the fi r e author i ty to
exami ne the i ndustr i al establ i shment and on bei ng
sati sfi ed that subsecti on (2) i s compl i ed wi th, gi ve a
certi fi cate to that effect, and where that subsecti on i s
not compl i ed wi th, the fi re authori ty may by noti ce i n
wri ti ng requi re the occupi er to make such al terati ons,
wi thi n such peri od as may be speci fi ed i n the noti ce.
(4) The cer ti fi cate, whi ch shal l be kept on the
pr emi s es by th e occu pi er an d made av ai l abl e for
i nspecti on by the fi r e author i ty or an i nspector, shal l
speci fy pr eci sel y and i n detai l the means of escape
provi ded and shal l contai n parti cul ars as to
(a) the maxi mum number of persons empl oyed
or pr opos ed to be empl oy ed i n th e
i ndustri al establ i shment as a whol e and, i f
the fi re authori ty thi nks fi t, the maxi mum
number i n any speci fi ed part thereof;
(b) expl osi ve or hi ghl y fl ammabl e mater i al
stored or used;
(c) the natur e and fr equency of the per i odi c
fi re fi ghti ng dri l l s;
(d) the pur poses for whi ch the pr emi ses ar e
used;
(e) the means for gi vi ng warni ng i n the event
of a fi re;
(f) th e mean s av ai l abl e to per s on s on th e
premi ses i n fi ghti ng fi re;
(g) the measur es for secur i ng the means of
escape; and
(h) any other matter s taken i nto account i n
granti ng the certi fi cate,
an d th e fi r e au th or i ty s h al l s en d a copy of th e
cer ti fi cate to both th e Ch i ef I n s pector an d th e
appropri ate muni ci pal corporati on.
(5) Th e mean s of es cape s peci fi ed i n th e
certi fi cate shal l be properl y mai ntai ned and kept free
from obstructi on at al l ti mes.
(6) Wher e, after the gr ant of a cer ti fi cate, i t i s
proposed to make any extensi on or structural al terati on
of the pr emi ses or to i ncr ease the number of per sons
empl oyed i n the i ndustri al establ i shment, or to store or
use expl osi ve or hi ghl y fl ammabl e mater i al i n the
i ndustr i al establ i shment or to i ncr ease the extent of
such stor age or use, the occupi er shal l gi ve noti ce i n
wri ti ng of the proposal to the fi re authori ty and al so to
the appropri ate muni ci pal corporati on.
(7) Wher e the fi r e author i ty on r ecei pt of the
noti ce referred to i n subsecti on (6) i s of the opi ni on that
the means of escape wi l l be adver sel y affected by the
proposed changes, or that such means have by reason
of changed condi ti ons become i nsuffi ci ent, i t may by
noti ce i n wr i ti ng r equi r e the occupi er to compl y wi th
such di recti ves, wi thi n such peri od of ti me, as i t may
speci fy.
(8) The fi r e author i ty may, by noti ce i n wr i ti ng,
prohi bi t or restri ct the use of an i ndustri al establ i shment
or r equi r e the occupi er to mak e, wi thi n the per i od
speci fi ed i n the noti ce, al ter ati ons for the pur poses of
provi di ng a safe means of escape i n case of fi re i f
(a) i t appear s to th e fi r e au th or i ty th at
dangerous condi ti ons wi th regard to escape
i n cas e of fi r e ex i s t i n th e i n du s tr i al
establ i shment; or
(b) i t appear s to an i nspector that condi ti ons
referred to i n paragraph (a) exi st and the
i nspector r equests the fi r e author i ty i n
wr i ti n g to ex ami n e th e i n du s tr i al
es tabl i s h men t for th e pu r pos es of
exerci si ng hi s powers under thi s secti on.
(9) Th e occu pi er s h al l , wi th i n th e per i od
speci fi ed i n the noti ce i ssued by the fi r e author i ty
under thi s secti on, carry out, the al terati ons requi red
by the noti ce, and upon thei r bei ng car r i ed out, the
occupi er shal l noti fy the fi re authori ty i n wri ti ng and
the fi re authori ty shal l amend the certi fi cate or i ssue a
new certi fi cate, and shal l send a copy of the amended or
n ew cer ti fi cate to th e Ch i ef I n s pector, an d i f th e
al ter ati ons ar e not so car r i ed out, the fi r e author i ty
s h al l , wi th ou t pr ej u di ce to th e tak i n g of oth er
proceedi ngs, cancel the certi fi cate.
(10) Wher e the occupi er fai l s to noti fy the fi r e
author i ty i n r espect of the matter s r efer r ed to i n
subsecti on (6), or wher e he fai l s to compl y wi th such
di r ecti v es as th e fi r e au th or i ty may gi v e u n der
subsecti on (7) or (8), he commi ts an offence and i s
l i abl e, on summary convi cti on, to a fi ne of ten thousand
dol l ars and to a further fi ne of one thousand dol l ars for
each day on whi ch the offence conti nues.
(11) Wher e a r equest i s made by an i nspector
under subsecti on (8), the fi re authori ty shal l i nform the
Ch i ef I n s pector an d th e appr opr i ate mu n i ci pal
corporati on of hi s fi ndi ngs and of any acti on taken for
remedyi ng the dangerous condi ti ons, i f any.
(12) Wh er e th e occu pi er i s aggr i ev ed by a
deci si on of the fi re authori ty under thi s secti on, he may
object by way of compl ai nt wi thi n seven days of the
deci s i on to th e Cou r t an d, pen di n g th e fi n al
deter mi nati on of the compl ai nt, the Cour t may, on ex
parte appl i cati on by the occupi er, make such i nter i m
orders as i t thi nks fi t.
(13) An exami nati on by the fi re authori ty under
th i s s ecti on s h al l be car r i ed ou t on l y by offi cer s
author i zed i n wr i ti ng by that author i ty (her ei nafter
r efer r ed to as author i zed offi cer s) to car r y out that
exami nati on or gener al l y to car r y out exami nati ons
under thi s secti on.
(14) An authori zed offi cer may, i n the exerci se of
hi s power s under subsecti on (13), be accompani ed by
any person approved by the fi re authori ty.
(15) An authori zed offi cer may, for the purposes
of exerci si ng hi s powers under subsecti on (13), enter an
i ndustri al establ i shment at any ti me, on the condi ti on
that he produces documentary evi dence of hi s authori ty
i f requi red to do so.
(16) A per s on wh o wi l fu l l y obs tr u cts an
authori zed offi cer i n the exerci se of hi s duty under thi s
Act i s l i abl e, on summar y convi cti on, to a fi ne of two
thousand dol l ars and to i mpri sonment for si x months.
27. (1) I n every i ndustri al establ i shment, the doors
that are provi ded for use as fi re exi ts shal l , whi l e work
i s i n pr ogr ess at that i ndustr i al establ i shment, be
ei ther l eft unl ocked, or secured i n such a way as to be
capabl e of bei ng r eadi l y and qui ckl y opened fr om the
i nsi de.
Safety provi si ons i n
case of fi re
(2) Ev er y door open i n g on to a s tai r cas e or
corri dor from a room i n whi ch more than ten persons
are empl oyed, and al l other doors affordi ng a means of
exi t fr om the i ndustr i al establ i shment for per sons
empl oy ed th er ei n , s h al l be con s tr u cted to open
outwards and a sl i di ng door shal l not be the fi nal exi t of
an i ndustri al establ i shment unl ess the occupi er obtai ns
the wri tten permi ssi on of the fi re authori ty to use such
a door.
(3) Ev er y l i ftway i n s i de a bu i l di n g s h al l be
compl etel y encl osed wi th fi re resi sti ng materi al , and al l
means of access to the l i ft shal l be fi tted wi th doors of
fi r e r esi sti ng mater i al s, except that the top of such
l i ftway shal l be encl osed by some mater i al easi l y
broken i n case of fi re, or shal l be provi ded wi th a vent.
(4) Ev er y door or oth er ex i t or ex i t r ou te
affor di ng means of escape i n case of fi r e or gi vi ng
access thereto, other than the means of exi t i n ordi nary
use, shal l be di sti nctl y and conspi cuousl y marked by a
noti ce pri nted i n green l etters on a whi te background
and the l etters shal l be of such si ze as the fi re authori ty
may speci fy.
(5) The door s, exi t or exi t r outes menti oned i n
subsecti on (4) shal l be fi tted wi th emer gency l i ghti ng
and wel l mai ntai ned l umi nous or i l l umi nated exi t si gns
i f the i ndustr i al establ i shment i s used at ni ght or
where i nsuffi ci ent l i ghti ng i s l i kel y to occur duri ng an
el ectri cal power fai l ure.
(6) Su bj ect to s u bs ecti on (7), wh er e i n an
i ndustri al establ i shment more than twenty persons are
empl oyed i n the same bui l di ng, or where expl osi ves or
hi ghl y fl ammabl e mater i al s ar e stor ed or used i n a
bu i l di n g i n wh i ch per s on s ar e empl oy ed, th e fi r e
author i ty shal l di r ect the occupi er to make effecti ve
provi si ons for gi vi ng warni ng i n case of fi re, and such
war n i n g s h al l be cl ear l y au di bl e th r ou gh ou t th e
bui l di ng and di sti nct fr om any other si gnal i n use on
the premi ses.
(7) Wh er e par t of a bu i l di n g i s l et as an
i ndustri al establ i shment and the aggregate number of
per sons empl oyed i n the bui l di ng at any one ti me
exceeds twenty, the fi re authori ty shal l di rect the owner
of the bui l di ng to make effecti ve provi si ons for gi vi ng
war ni ng i n case of fi r e, and such war ni ng shal l be
cl ear l y audi bl e thr oughout the bui l di ng and di sti nct
from any other si gnal i n use on the premi ses.
(8) Such warni ng si gns as the fi re authori ty may
speci fy shal l be promi nentl y di spl ayed i n an i ndustri al
establ i shment i n whi ch expl osi ves or hi ghl y fl ammabl e
materi al s are stored or used.
(9) Th e con ten ts of ev er y r oom i n wh i ch
empl oyees work shal l be so arranged that there i s for
al l empl oyees i n the room a free passageway l eadi ng to
a means of escape i n case of fi re.
28. Where i n an i ndustri al establ i shment more than
twenty per sons ar e empl oyed i n the same bui l di ng
above the gr ound fl oor, or wher e expl osi ve or hi ghl y
fl ammabl e materi al s are stocked or used i n a bui l di ng
wher e per sons ar e empl oyed, effecti ve steps shal l be
taken to ensure that al l empl oyed persons are fami l i ar
wi th the means of escape, thei r use and the routi ne to
be fol l owed i n case of fi re and a record of the number
and fr equency of evacuati on dr i l l s shal l be kept and
pr es en ted, on deman d, for i n s pecti on by th e fi r e
authori ty.
29. I n every i ndustri al establ i shment there shal l be
provi ded, mai ntai ned and kept readi l y avai l abl e for use
appr opr i ate fi r e equ i pmen t appr ov ed by th e fi r e
authori ty for fi ghti ng fi re and the occupi er shal l ensure
that a suffi ci ent number of per sons tr ai ned i n usi ng
such equi pment are avai l abl e duri ng the worki ng hours
and a record of the number of persons trai ned and the
frequency of l ectures and fi re dri l l s shal l be kept and
pr es en ted on deman d, for i n s pecti on by th e fi r e
authori ty.
I nstructi ons as to use
of means of escape i n
case of fi re
Provi si on for
adequate fi re-
fi ghti ng equi pment
30. The Chi ef I nspector on r ecei vi ng a r epor t i n
wri ti ng by the fi re authori ty may prosecute or conduct
befor e the cour t any compl ai nt or other pr oceedi ngs
ari si ng under, or i n the di scharge of hi s duti es under,
secti ons 26 to 29.
30A. Where i t appears to the Chi ef I nspector that i n
an i ndustri al establ i shment or a factory wi th twenty or
l ess empl oyees any provi si ons of thi s Part i s by reason
of speci al ci r cumstances appr opr i ate or adequate for
the pur pose, he may di r ect that the occupi er of that
i ndustri al establ i shment or an empl oyer therei n compl y
wi th those provi si ons or that the provi si ons shal l appl y
as vari ed by hi s di recti on.
PART VI
HEALTH
31. Ever y i ndustr i al establ i shment shal l be k ept
cl ean and fr ee fr om effl uvi a ar i si ng fr om any dr ai n,
sani tar y conveni ence or other sour ce, and, wi thout
prejudi ce to the general i ty of the foregoi ng provi si on
(a) accumul ati ons of di r t and r efuse shal l be
r emov ed dai l y, wh er e pr acti cabl e, by
sui tabl e methods from the fl oors, benches,
fu r n i tu r e, fu r n i s h i n gs an d fi tti n gs of
wor kr ooms, and fr om the stai r cases and
passages;
(b) the fl oors of every workroom shal l be kept
cl ean and properl y mai ntai ned;
(c) effecti v e mean s s h al l be pr ov i ded,
mai n tai n ed an d u s ed to pr ev en t th e
br eedi ng of i nsects, r ats, mi ce or other
vermi n; and
(d) effecti v e mean s s h al l be pr ov i ded an d
mai ntai ned for the dr ai ni ng of wet fl oor s
and yards, where necessary.
Power of Chi ef
I nspector to conduct
court proceedi ngs
Cl eanl i ness
Compl i ance wi th
provi si ons
32. Respi r ator y pr otecti on of an appr oved standar d
shal l be provi ded and mai ntai ned, where necessary, for
use by al l persons i n the i ndustri al establ i shment.
33. (1) I n every part of an i ndustri al establ i shment
where empl oyees are worki ng or passi ng, there shal l be
pr ov i ded an d mai n tai n ed s u ffi ci en t an d s u i tabl e
l i ghti ng, natur al or ar ti fi ci al , or both, i n accor dance
wi th approved standards.
(2) I n ever y i ndustr i al establ i shment, effecti ve
provi si on shal l , so far as i s practi cabl e, be made for the
preventi on of
(a) gl are, ei ther di rectl y from a source of l i ght
or by refl ecti on from a smooth or pol i shed
surface; and
(b) the formati on of shadows to such an extent
as to cau s e ey e-s tr ai n or th e r i s k of
acci dent to any person.
(3) I n every i ndustri al establ i shment, al l gl azed
wi n dows an d s k y l i gh ts u s ed for th e l i gh ti n g of
workrooms shal l be kept cl ean from i nsi de and outsi de
and shal l be free from any obstructi on.
34. (1) Every owner, occupi er or empl oyer shal l take
adequate steps to prevent heari ng i mpai rment caused
by n oi s e, an d di s eas es cau s ed by v i br ati on , fr om
occu r r i n g to per s on s i n , or i n th e v i ci n i ty of, h i s
i ndustr i al establ i shment and shal l compl y wi th such
di recti ves as
(a) the Chi ef I nspector may i ssue, i n order to
r edu ce th e l ev el of n oi s e or v i br ati on
generated by a machi ne, devi ce or process;
and
(b) the Chi ef Medi cal Offi cer may i ssue, i n
or der to pr otect per sons empl oyed fr om
hear i ng i mpai r ment caused by noi se or
from di seases caused by vi brati on.
Noi se and vi brati on
Respi ratory
protecti on
Li ghti ng
(2) I t shal l be the duty of the owner, occupi er or
empl oyer
(a) to ensur e that al l pr otecti ve equi pment
n eces s ar y for compl i an ce wi th
subsecti on (1) i s worn or used by empl oyees
at al l appropri ate ti mes;
(b) to ar r an ge for th e i n i ti al an d per i odi c
medi cal exami nati on and assessment of
th os e empl oy ees wh o ar e ex pos ed to
th e r i s k of i n j u r y to th ei r h ear i n g or
of con tr acti n g a di s eas e cau s ed by
vi brati on;
(c) to k eep a r ecor d of th e r es u l ts of
ex ami n ati on s an d as s es s men ts u n der
par agr aph (b) wh i ch s h al l i n cl u de
audi ometri c tests and the moni tori ng of the
work envi ronment; and
(d) to ar r an ge pr ogr ammes for h ear i n g
conservati on.
35. (1) An i ndustr i al establ i shment shal l not be so
overcrowded as to cause ri sk of i njury to the heal th of
the persons empl oyed therei n.
(2) Wi th ou t pr ej u di ce to th e gen er al i ty of
subsecti on (1), i n every workroom or other work space
i n a factor y ther e shal l be al l owed for ever y per son
empl oyed i n the room or space not l ess than el even and
a h al f cu bi c metr es of s pace, ex cept th at i n an y
workroom or other work space wi th not l ess than one
si de, or the equi val ent area of openi ngs, bei ng not l ess
than twenty-fi ve per cent of the total area of al l si des of
the room or space, open to the outer ai r the amount of
space al l owed for every person empl oyed i n the room or
space shal l not be l ess than seven and a hal f cubi c
metres.
Overcrowdi ng
(3) I n cal cu l ati n g, for th e pu r pos es of th i s
secti on, the amount of cubi c space i n any workroom or
work space, no space more than three metres from the
fl oor shal l be taken i nto account, and, wher e a r oom
contai ns a gal l ery i n whi ch persons are empl oyed, the
gal l ery shal l be treated for the purposes of thi s secti on
as i f i t were parti ti oned off from the remai nder of the
room and form a separate room.
(4) Ther e shal l be posted i n ever y wor kr oom a
noti ce speci fyi ng the number of per sons who may,
under the pr ovi si ons of thi s secti on, be empl oyed i n
that room.
36. Ever y occupi er of an i ndustr i al establ i shment
that i s not venti l ated by a functi oni ng ai r-condi ti oni ng
system shal l secure and mai ntai n therei n adequate and
sui tabl e venti l ati on by the ci rcul ati on of fresh ai r.
37. (1) Where, after the commencement of thi s Act,
a per s on s eek s empl oy men t i n an i n du s tr i al
establ i shment, he shal l be requi red by the empl oyer to
under go medi cal exami nati on as a pr e-condi ti on of
per man en t empl oy men t, ex cept i n s u ch s h ops or
pl aces of wor k as th e Mi n i s ter may, by Or der ,
exempt.
(2) The cost of the medi cal exami nati on shal l be
borne by the empl oyer.
(3) Wher e a medi cal i nspector i s of the opi ni on
that the heal th of a person empl oyed i n an i ndustri al
establ i shment has been i njured by reason of the nature
of work he i s cal l ed upon to do, the medi cal i nspector
may serve on the empl oyer a wri tten noti ce requi ri ng
h i m to per mi t a medi cal ex ami n ati on of th at
per s on , wh o may or may n ot s u bmi t to th at
exami nati on.
Venti l ati on
Medi cal exami nati on
of persons empl oyed
i n i ndustri al
establ i shment
(4) The noti ce under subsecti on (3) shal l name
the pl ace wher e the medi cal exami nati on i s to be
conducted and the date and ti me when i t wi l l begi n
and, i f the ex ami nati on i s to be conducted at the
i ndustr i al establ i shment, the occupi er shal l pr ovi de
s u i tabl e accommodati on for th e con du ct of th e
exami nati on.
(5) I n thi s secti on, medi cal exami nati on may
i n cl u de path ol ogi cal , bi och emi cal , ph y s i ol ogi cal ,
r adi ol ogi cal and audi ometr i c tests and other r el evant
i nvesti gati ons.
38. Wher e the Mi ni ster i s advi sed by the medi cal
i nspector and i s of the opi ni on
(a) that i n any i ndustri al establ i shment
(i ) a cas e of i l l n es s h as occu r r ed
whi ch he has r eason to bel i eve
may be du e to th e n atu r e of a
process or other condi ti ons of work;
(i i ) by r eas on of ch an ges i n an y
process or i n the substances used,
or of the i ntr oducti on of a new
pr oces s , th er e may be r i s k of
i njury to the heal th of empl oyees
i n that process; or
(i i i ) young persons are or are about to
be empl oyed i n wor k whi ch may
cau s e r i s k of i n j u r y to th ei r
heal th; or
(b) that ther e may be r i sk of i nj ur y to the
h eal th of empl oy ees i n an i n du s tr i al
establ i shment
(i ) fr om any substance or mater i al
br ou gh t to th e i n du s tr i al
es tabl i s h men t to be u s ed or
handl ed therei n; or
Power to requi re
medi cal supervi si on
(i i ) fr om any change of condi ti ons of
wor k or other condi ti ons i n the
i ndustri al establ i shment,
he may make Regul ati ons speci fyi ng the arrangements
to be made for th e medi cal s u per v i s i on of th os e
empl oyees or young persons, as the case may be, or any
cl ass thereof.
PART VI I
WELFARE
39. (1) I n every factory, effecti ve arrangements shal l
be made to pr ovi de and mai ntai n at sui tabl e poi nts
conveni entl y si tuated for al l persons empl oyed therei n,
a suffi ci ent suppl y of cool , whol esome, dri nki ng water,
except that no such poi nt shal l be si tuated wi thi n si x
metres (or twenty feet) of a washi ng pl ace, water cl oset,
ur i nal or other sour ces of contami nati on unl ess a
shor ter di stance i s appr oved i n wr i ti ng by the Chi ef
I nspector.
(2) Except as otherwi se permi tted by the Chi ef
I nspector, i n ever y factor y ther e shal l be l egi bl y and
conspi cuousl y di spl ayed near any tank, pi pe or other
source of water or l i qui d unfi t for human consumpti on,
a noti ce to that effect.
40. The occupi er of ever y factor y shal l pr ovi de and
mai ntai n separ atel y for men and women empl oyed
therei n, adequate, cl ean and easi l y accessi bl e washi ng
faci l i ti es whi ch ar e pr ovi ded wi th soap and sui tabl e
h an d dr y i n g mater i al s or dev i ces an d s u ch oth er
provi si ons as are prescri bed.
41. The occupi er of every factory shal l
(a) pr ovi de and mai ntai n separ atel y for men
and women empl oyed ther ei n adequate,
cl ean an d eas i l y acces s i bl e s an i tar y
conveni ences;
Washi ng faci l i ti es
Sani tary
conveni ences
Dri nki ng water
(b) pr ovi de and mai ntai n sui tabl e r eceptacl es
or di sposal uni ts for use by women;
(c) pr ovi de adequate l i ghti ng and venti l ati on
i n sani tar y conveni ences and an open or
venti l ated space separ ati ng wor k r ooms
from such conveni ences; and
(d) provi de safe and covered access to sani tary
conveni ences.
42. I n ever y factor y, ther e shal l be pr ovi ded and
mai ntai ned, di sti nct and apar t fr om any sani tar y
conveni ence or l unchroom and separatel y for the use of
men and women, adequate and sui tabl e changi ng
rooms wi th l ocks on the i nsi de and accommodati on for
thei r cl othi ng not worn duri ng worki ng hours.
43. (1) I n every factory, there shal l be provi ded and
mai ntai ned so as to be r eadi l y accessi bl e dur i ng al l
worki ng hours, such number of ful l y equi pped fi rst ai d
boxes or cupboards as may be prescri bed.
(2) The Chi ef I nspector shal l , wher e necessar y,
di rect i n wri ti ng the occupi er of a factory to provi de for
del uge shower s, eye baths and other si mi l ar fi r st ai d
devi ces.
(3) Each fi rst-ai d box or cupboard shal l be under
the contr ol of r esponsi bl e per sons who ar e tr ai ned i n
fi rst-ai d treatment and retested every three years and
wh o s h al l al way s be r eadi l y av ai l abl e du r i n g th e
worki ng hours of the factory.
(4) I n ever y factor y or i ndustr i al estate wher e
more than two hundred and fi fty persons are empl oyed,
there shal l be provi ded and mai ntai ned an ambul ance
and a fi rst-ai d room of a prescri bed si ze, contai ni ng the
prescri bed equi pment and bei ng i n the charge of such
medi cal and nursi ng staff as may be prescri bed, unl ess
the Chi ef I nspector, upon appl i cati on, exempts an
occupi er from thi s secti on, i n whi ch case he shal l i ssue
a certi fi cate to that effect to the occupi er.
Accommodati on for
cl othi ng
Fi rst ai d appl i ances
(4A) The Chi ef I nspector may di rect the manager
of an i ndustri al estate to compl y wi th subsecti on (4).
(5) Wher e the factor y pr ovi des a fi r st-ai d r oom
and an ambul ance, i t may be exempt by the Chi ef
I nspector from subsecti ons (1) and (3).
(6) I n thi s secti on i ndustri al estate means any
l and wi th sui tabl e i nfrastructure such as roads, water
or power, di v i ded i n to pl ots for s al e or r en tal or
entr epr eneur s to bui l d factor i es or to occupy exi sti ng
bui l di ngs thereon for the purpose of storage, processi ng
or manufacture of products or repai r of arti cl es.
44. Ev er y occu pi er i n wh os e factor y th er e i s
ordi nari l y empl oyed a total of more than two hundred
and fi fty persons, may provi de and mai ntai n for the use
of those empl oyees ther ei n a canteen equi pped and
oper ated i n the manner that may be pr escr i bed by
agreement between the empl oyer, empl oyee and uni on.
45. (1) I n ever y factor y the occupi er shal l pr ovi de
an d mai n tai n for th e per s on s empl oy ed th er ei n ,
adequate and sui tabl e r estr ooms or l unchr ooms and
l unchrooms shal l be conveni ent for the eati ng of meal s
an d s h al l be pr ov i ded wi th adequ ate l i gh ti n g,
venti l ati on and dri nki ng water.
(2) An occu pi er wh o pr ov i des a can teen i n
accordance wi th secti on 44 shal l be regarded as havi ng
sati sfi ed the requi rements of subsecti on (1).
45A. (1) Thi s Par t appl i es to factor y i n whi ch i s
empl oyed more than fi ve peopl e.
(2) An occu pi er of a factor y i n wh i ch i s
empl oyed fi ve per sons or l ess shal l ensur e that the
changi ng r oom or sani tar y conveni ence can be l ocked
from the i nsi de.
Restrooms and
l unchrooms
Canteens
Appl i cati on of
the Part
45B. Where i t appears to the Chi ef I nspector that i n
an i ndustr i al establ i shment or a factor y wi th fi ve or
l ess empl oyees any provi si ons of thi s Part i s by reason
of speci al ci r cumstances appr opr i ate or adequate for
the pur pose, he may di r ect that the occupi er of that
i ndustri al establ i shment or an empl oyer therei n compl y
wi th those provi si ons or that the provi si ons shal l appl y
as vari ed by hi s di recti on.
PART VI I I
NOTI FI CATI ON AND I NVESTI GATI ON OF ACCI DENTS AND
OCCUPATI ONAL DI SEASES
46. (1) Wher e an acci dent whi ch causes death or
cri ti cal i njury occurs
(a) i n an i n du s tr i al es tabl i s h men t, th e
occupi er; or
(b) i n the course of empl oyment, the empl oyer,
s h al l i n for m th e Ch i ef I n s pector of th e acci den t
forthwi th by tel ephone, facsi mi l e, e-mai l or other di rect
means and shal l send a wri tten noti ce of the acci dent, i n
the prescri bed form and accompani ed by the prescri bed
par ti cul ar s, to the Chi ef I nspector wi thi n for ty-ei ght
hours of hi s l earni ng of the acci dent.
(2) Where an i nci dent whi ch may be prejudi ci al
to the safety or heal th of the publ i c, or whi ch has the
potenti al of causi ng cr i ti cal i nj ur y, i ncl udi ng fi r e,
expl osi on or the r el ease of toxi c substances, occur s i n
an i ndustri al establ i shment, the occupi er shal l i nform
th e Ch i ef I n s pector of th e i n ci den t for th wi th by
tel ephone, facsi mi l e or e-mai l and shal l send a wri tten
noti ce of the i nci dent to the Chi ef I nspector wi thi n
forty-ei ght hours of hi s l earni ng of the i nci dent.
(3) Where an acci dent resul ti ng i n cri ti cal i njury
occu r s an d death fol l ows th e n oti fi cati on of th e
acci dent, a further noti ce i n wri ti ng of the death shal l
be sent to the Chi ef I nspector by the empl oyer wi thi n
forty-ei ght hours of hi s l earni ng of the death.
Noti fi cati on of
acci dents
Compl i ance wi th
provi si ons
(4) Where the occupi er i s not the empl oyer of a
per s on wh o i s k i l l ed or s er i ou s l y i n j u r ed i n an
i ndustr i al establ i shment, i t shal l be the duty of the
empl oyer, as soon as he becomes aware of the acci dent
to report i t to the occupi er, and i f he fai l s to do so, he
convi cti on, to a fi ne of ten thousand dol l ar s and to
(5) Ever y occupi er and ever y empl oyer shal l
k eep a r egi ster of each acci dent, i nci dent or death
reported to the Chi ef I nspector under subsecti ons (1),
(2) and (3) and each entr y i nto the r egi ster shal l be
kept for not l ess than fi ve years.
46A. (1) Wh er e an acci den t cau s es i n j u r y to a
person at a workpl ace whereby the person i s unabl e to
perform hi s usual work or requi res medi cal attenti on,
and such occur r ence does not cause death or cr i ti cal
i njur y l eadi ng to di sabi l i ty, the empl oyer shal l gi ve
noti ce i n the pr escr i bed for m wi thi n four days of the
occu r r en ce, to th e Ch i ef I n s pector , con tai n i n g
i nformati on and parti cul ars of the acci dent.
47. (1) Where a person i s ki l l ed or sustai ns a cri ti cal
i njury at an i ndustri al establ i shment, no person shal l ,
except for the purpose of
(a) savi ng l i fe or rel i evi ng human sufferi ng;
(b) mai ntai ni ng an essenti al publ i c uti l i ty
servi ce or a publ i c transportati on system; or
(c) pr ev en ti n g u n n eces s ar y damage to
equi pment or other property,
i nterfere wi th, di sturb, destroy, al ter or carry away any
wreckage, arti cl e or thi ng at the scene of or connected
wi th the occurrence unti l permi ssi on so to do has been
gi ven by an i nspector.
(2) A per son who contr avenes subsecti on (1)
convi cti on, to a fi ne of fi ve thousand dol l ar s and to
Preservati on of scene
Noti ce of I njury
48. (1) Wher e a medi cal pr acti ti oner who, havi ng
attended to a pati ent, for ms the opi ni on that the
pati ent i s s uffer i ng fr om an occupati onal di s eas e
contr acted i n any i ndustr i al establ i shment or i n the
cour se of hi s empl oyment, he shal l wi thi n for ty-ei ght
hours of havi ng formed that opi ni on send to the Chi ef
Medi cal Offi cer a noti ce stati ng the di sease from whi ch
the medi cal pr acti ti oner i s of the opi ni on that the
pati ent i s sufferi ng and the i ndustri al establ i shment i n
whi ch the pati ent i s and was l ast empl oyed.
(2) Th e Ch i ef Medi cal Offi cer s h al l s en d
for thwi th to the Chi ef I nspector any noti ce that he
recei ves under subsecti on (1).
(3) I f an empl oyer i s advi sed by or on behal f of an
empl oyee that the empl oyee suffer s fr om a di sease
referred to i n Schedul e 1, he shal l gi ve noti ce i n wri ti ng to
the Chi ef I nspector wi thi n four days of bei ng so advi sed.
(4) Where a noti ce i s sent to the Chi ef I nspector
under thi s secti on, he shal l arrange, wi thi n two weeks
of havi ng recei ved the noti ce, for a medi cal i nspector to
i nvesti gate and submi t to hi m a report on the case of
occupati onal di sease r efer r ed to i n the noti ce wi thi n
two weeks.
(5) Th e Ch i ef I n s pector, u pon r ecei v i n g th e
r epor t r efer r ed to i n subsecti on (3), shal l conduct the
necessary enqui ri es.
(6) Ev er y empl oy er wh o con tr av en es s u b-
secti on (3) commi ts an offence and i s l i abl e on summary
convi cti on to a fi ne of fi ve thousand dol l ar s and to
(7) E v er y med i ca l p r a ct i t i on er wh o
contr avenes subsecti on (1) commi ts an offence and i s
l i a bl e, on s u mma r y con v i cti on , to a f i n e of f i v e
th ou s an d dol l ar s , an d to i mpr i s on men t for th r ee
months i f i t i s pr oven that he ought r easonabl y to
h a v e f or med t h e op i n i on t h a t t h e p a t i en t wa s
suffer i ng fr om an occupati onal di sease contr acted i n
an i ndustr i al establ i shment or i n the cour se of hi s
empl oyment.
Noti fi cati on of
occupati onal di seases
49. Wher e a Di str i ct Medi cal Offi cer has r eason to
bel i eve that a death i s caused by an acci dent i n an
i ndustri al establ i shment or i n the course of empl oyment
or by occupati onal di sease, he shal l ar r ange for an
autopsy to be conducted i n r espect of such death and
shal l for war d, wi thi n twenty-one days of the death, a
copy of the resul ts of the autopsy to the Chi ef Medi cal
Offi cer, wh o s h al l for war d for th wi th to th e Ch i ef
I nspector a statement as to the cause of death.
50. (1) Where a coroner hol ds an i nquest on the body
of a per son whose death may have been caused by
acci dent or di sease of whi ch noti ce i s requi red by thi s
Act to be gi ven, the cor oner shal l , at l east for ty-ei ght
hour s befor e hol di ng an i nquest, send to the Chi ef
I nspector a noti ce i n wr i ti ng of the ti me and pl ace of
hol di ng the i nquest.
(2) Where an i nspector i s not present to wi tness
the proceedi ngs of an i nquest, the coroner may adjourn
the i nquest and shal l , at l east four days before hol di ng
the adj our ned i nquest, send to the Chi ef I nspector
noti ce i n wri ti ng of the ti me and pl ace of hol di ng the
adj our ned i nquest, but the cor oner may, befor e the
adjour nment, take evi dence to i denti fy the body and
order the i nterment thereof.
(3) Subj ect to the power of the cor oner at an
i n qu es t r efer r ed to i n th i s s ecti on to di s al l ow a
questi on, whi ch i n hi s opi ni on i s not r el evant, or i s
oth er wi s e n ot a pr oper qu es ti on , th e f ol l owi n g
per sons shal l be enti tl ed to exami ne a wi tness ei ther
i n per son or through an Attorney-at-l aw or an agent:
(a) an i nspector;
(b) a r el ati v e of th e per s on i n r es pect of
whose death the i nquest i s bei ng hel d;
(c) the empl oyer of the per son i n r espect of
whose death the i nquest i s bei ng hel d;
Autopsy i n cases of
death by acci dent or
occupati onal di sease
I nquest i n the case of
death by acci dent or
occupati onal di sease
(d) th e occu pi er of th e i n du s tr i al
es tabl i s h men t i n wh i ch th e acci den t
occurred or the di sease i s al l eged to have
been contracted;
(e) a person appoi nted i n wri ti ng by
(i ) a trade uni on, fri endl y soci ety or
other associ ati on to whi ch the
deceased at the ti me of hi s death
bel onged; and
(i i ) an as s oci ati on of empl oy er s of
whi ch the occupi er or empl oyer i s
a member.
(4) Where at an i nquest at whi ch an i nspector i s
not pr esent, evi dence i s gi ven of negl ect as havi ng
caused or contri buted to the acci dent or di sease, or of a
defect i n or abou t th e i n du s tr i al es tabl i s h men t
appear i ng to the cor oner to r equi r e a r emedy, the
cor oner shal l send to the Chi ef I nspector noti ce i n
wri ti ng of the negl ect or defect, as the case may be.
(5) I n thi s secti on, i nspector i ncl udes a medi cal
i nspector.
51. Wher e the Mi ni ster i s of the opi ni on that any
acci dent occurri ng or any case of occupati onal di sease
contracted or suspected to have been contracted i n an
i ndustri al establ i shment i s a matter of publ i c i nterest,
he may so advi se the Pr esi dent who may cause an
enqui ry to be hel d, i n accordance wi th the Commi ssi ons
of Enqui ry Act, i nto such acci dent or case of i ndustri al
di sease and i ts causes and ci rcumstances.
52. (1) The Chi ef Medi cal Offi cer shal l arrange for a
medi cal i nspector to i nvesti gate and submi t to hi m a
report
(a) on such cases of death or cr i ti cal i njur y
occur r i ng i n an i ndustr i al establ i shment
or i n the cour se of empl oyment as the
Chi ef I nspector may r efer to the Chi ef
Medi cal Offi cer; and
Enqui ry i nto
acci dents and cases
of di sease
Chap. 19:01
Medi cal i nspector to
i nvesti gate and
report
(b) on any other matter that the Mi ni ster
may di rect.
(2) The Chi ef Medi cal Offi cer shal l for war d a
copy of a report made under
(a) subsecti on (1)(a) to the Chi ef I nspector; or
(b) subsecti on (1)(b) to the Mi ni ster.
PART I X
EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS
53. (1) No young per son shal l be empl oyed to wor k
i n an i ndustr i al establ i shment for a per i od of thr ee
months or mor e unl ess
(a) a med i ca l p r a ct i t i on er , on t h e
appl i cati on of the young per son or hi s
par ent, has exami ned the young per son
and ascer tai ned hi s fi tness for wor k i n
that i ndustr i al establ i shment; and
(b) a document si gned by the empl oyer to
the effect that such young per son wi l l
be emp l oy ed i n t h e i n d u s t r i a l
es t a bl i s h men t i s s u bmi t t ed t o t h e
medi cal pr acti ti on er n o l ater th an at
t h e commen cemen t of t h e med i ca l
exami nati on.
(2) The Mi ni ster may, by Or der, exempt such
i n du s tr i a l es ta bl i s h men t a s h e th i n k s f i t f r om
subsecti on (1).
(3) After an exami nati on under subsecti on (1),
the medi cal pr acti ti oner may gr ant to such young
per son, i n the pr escr i bed for m, or may r enew
(a) a cer ti fi cate of fi tn es s to wor k i n an
i n d u s t r i a l es t a bl i s h men t i f h e i s
s a ti s f i ed th a t th e y ou n g per s on h a s
a t t a i n ed t h e p r es cr i bed p h y s i ca l
s ta n da r d a n d th a t h e i s f i t f or s u ch
wor k; or
Young persons to
have certi fi cate
(b) a cer ti fi cate of fi tn es s to wor k i n an
i ndustr i al establ i shment as an adul t, i f
he i s sati sfi ed that the young per son has
attai ned the age of si xteen year s and
that he i s fi t for a ful l days wor k i n an
i ndustr i al establ i shment.
(4) U n l es s t h e ex a mi n i n g p h y s i ci a n h a s
per sonal k nowl edge of the pl ace wher e the young
per son pr oposes to wor k and of the pr ocess i n whi ch
he wi l l be empl oyed, he shal l not gr ant or r enew a
cer ti fi cate under subsecti on (3).
(5) A cer t i f i ca t e of f i t n es s gr a n t ed u n d er
subsecti on (3)
(a) s h al l be v al i d for a per i od of twel v e
months fr om the date ther eof; and
(b) ma y be i s s u ed s u bj ect to con di ti on s
r egar di ng the natur e of wor k i n whi ch
the young per son may be empl oyed, or
con d i t i on s r equ i r i n g a med i ca l r e-
exami nati on of the young per son befor e
t h e ex p i r y of t h e p er i od of t wel v e
months.
(6) Wher e a cer ti fi cate under thi s secti on i s
gr anted or r enewed subject to such condi ti ons as ar e
r efer r ed to i n subsecti on (5)(b), the young per son
s h al l n ot be r equ i r ed to wor k i n an y i n du s tr i al
es ta bl i s h men t ex cept i n a ccor da n ce wi th th os e
condi ti ons.
54. (1) Except as provi ded for by secti on 90(2) of the
Chi l dren Act, no young person shal l be empl oyed
(a) between th e h ou r s of 10.00 p.m. an d
7.00 a.m.;
(b) dur i ng the per i od of twel ve consecuti ve
hours i mmedi atel y fol l owi ng the end of the
peri od duri ng whi ch he l ast worked; or
(c) for mor e than ei ght hour s a day.
Hours of empl oyment
for young persons
Chap. 46:01
(2) Th e h ou r s of empl oy men t u n der s u b-
secti on (1) shal l i ncl ude a rest peri od of at l east one hour.
(3) No young per son shal l be r equi r ed to wor k
more than forty-ei ght hours i n any week.
(4) Th e Mi n i s ter may, i n r el ati on to s u ch
i ndustr i al establ i shment as he thi nks fi t, by Or der,
vary or wai ve the provi si ons of subsecti on (1) or (3).
55. (1) An empl oy er s h al l mai n tai n a r egi s ter
recordi ng therei n the names of young persons, the date
of thei r empl oyment, par ti cul ar s of the cer ti fi cate of
fi tn es s , th e n atu r e of th ei r wor k an d s u ch
other par ti cul ar s i n such for m as the Mi ni ster may
prescri be.
(2) An empl oyer who contravenes subsecti on (1)
commi ts an offence.
56. Where an i nspector i s of the opi ni on
(a) that any person worki ng i n an i ndustri al
establ i shment wi thout a cer ti fi cate of
fi tness i s a young person; or
(b) th at a y ou n g per s on wor k i n g i n an
i ndustri al establ i shment wi th a certi fi cate
of fi tness i s no l onger fi t to wor k i n the
capaci ty stated therei n,
he may serve on the empl oyer a noti ce requi ri ng that
such young per son shal l be exami ned by a medi cal
pr acti ti oner and such young per son shal l not, i f the
i n s pector s o di r ects , be empl oy ed i n an
i ndustri al establ i shment unti l he has been so exami ned
an d h as been gr an ted a cer ti fi cate of fi tn es s or a
renewed certi fi cate of fi tness, as the case may be, under
secti on 53.
Duty to mai ntai n
regi ster
Power to requi re
medi cal exami nati on
PART X
SPECI AL APPLI CATI ON AND EXTENSI ONS
57. (1) The owner or occupi er of any premi ses shal l ,
before l etti ng any premi ses or part of premi ses for use
as an i ndustri al establ i shment
(a) i n whi ch the aggregate number of persons
empl oyed exceeds twenty;
(b) i n wh i ch mor e th an ten per s on s ar e
empl oyed i n the same bui l di ng above the
ground fl oor of the bui l di ng; or
(c) i n whi ch expl osi ve or hi ghl y fl ammabl e
substances are stored or used,
shal l obtai n from the Chi ef I nspector a certi fi cate as to
the sui tabi l i ty of the pr emi ses or par t ther eof, as the
case may be, for i ts i ntended use.
(1B) Where i t appears to the Chi ef I nspector that
i n an i ndustr i al establ i shment wi th twenty or l ess
empl oyees any pr ovi si ons of thi s Par t i s by r eason of
speci al ci rcumstances appropri ate or adequate for the
pur pose, he may di r ect that the owner or occupi er of
that i ndustr i al establ i shment or an empl oyer ther ei n
compl y wi th those pr ovi si ons or that the pr ovi si ons
shal l appl y as vari ed by hi s di recti on.
(2) Where part of premi ses i s l et as an i ndustri al
establ i shment, thi s Act shal l appl y to any other part of
the pr emi ses used for the pur poses of the i ndustr i al
establ i shment though not i tsel f a part of that i ndustri al
establ i shment.
(3) Su bj ect to s u bs ecti on (4), wh er e par t of
pr emi ses i s l et as an i ndustr i al establ i shment, the
own er of th e pr emi s es s h al l be l i abl e for an y
contraventi on of the provi si on of thi s Act as they appl y
under subsecti on (2), except that the owner shal l not be
l i abl e for a contraventi on of those provi si ons i n so far as
they rel ate to matters outsi de hi s control , i n whi ch case
the occupi er of an i ndustri al establ i shment i n respect of
whi ch that contraventi on i s made, shal l be l i abl e.
Provi si ons re: l ease of
part of premi ses as a
separate i ndustri al
establ i shment
(4) Except where otherwi se provi ded by the terms
of the agreement between the owner and the occupi er of
premi ses referred to i n thi s secti on, the owner shal l be
responsi bl e for compl yi ng wi th the provi si ons of thi s Act
r el ati ng to any sani tar y conveni ences, l i fts, l i fti ng
machi nes, fl oors, passages, stai rs, wal l s, means of escape
and any other machi nery, thi ng or part of premi ses used
i n common by more than one tenant.
58. (1) Wher e i n pr emi ses, not bei ng an i ndustr i al
establ i shment but formi ng part of an i nsti tuti on carri ed on
for chari tabl e, educati onal , reformatory or penal purposes,
work i s performed i n or i nci dental to the maki ng, al teri ng,
r epai r i ng, or namenti ng, fi ni shi ng, washi ng, cl eani ng,
breaki ng or adapti ng for sal e, of arti cl es, thi s Act shal l ,
subject to subsecti on (2) appl y to those premi ses.
(2) Wh er e i n a ch ar i tabl e, edu cati on al ,
r efor mator y or penal i nsti tuti on to whi ch thi s Act
appl i es, the persons havi ng the control of the i nsti tuti on
(herei nafter referred to as the managers) sati sfy the
Mi ni ster that the onl y per sons wor ki ng ther ei n ar e
per sons who ar e r esi dents of and suppor ted by the
i nsti tuti on, or persons engaged i n the supervi si on of the
work or the management of machi nery, and that such
work i s carri ed on i n good fai th for the purposes of the
support, educati on or trai ni ng of persons engaged i n i t,
and that any posti ng r equi r ed by secti on 61 i s not
necessary, the Mi ni ster may, by Order, di rect that such
provi si ons of Part XI as to the posti ng of abstracts and
noti ces as the Mi ni ster thi nks fi t shal l not appl y.
PART XI
SPECI AL PROVI SI ONS I N RESPECT OF FACTORI ES, BUI LDI NG
OPERATI ONS AND WORKS OF ENGI NEERI NG CONSTRUCTI ON
59. (1) No person shal l undertake, wi thout the pri or
approval of the Chi ef I nspector
(a) the constr ucti on of any new factor y or
warehouse;
Appl i cati on of
i nsti tuti ons
Constructi on and
al terati on of factori es
(b) the reconstructi on of any exi sti ng factory
or warehouse or the extensi ve i nstal l ati on
of any new pl ant or machi nery therei n; or
(c) the al terati on, modi fi cati on or changes i n
the exi sti ng pl ant or machi nery whi ch i s
l i kel y to change si gni fi cantl y the worki ng
envi ronment i n a factory or warehouse.
(2) A per i od of not mor e than si x weeks shal l be
al l owed for the consi der ati on of ever y appl i cati on
ma de u n der th i s s ecti on a n d wh er e th e Ch i ef
I nspector s deci si on i s not i ssued to the appl i cant
dur i ng that per i od, the Chi ef I nspector shal l submi t
hi s r easons for the del ay, i n wr i ti ng, to the appl i cant.
(3) Ever y appl i cati on under thi s secti on shal l be
ma de on th e pr es cr i bed f or m a n d s h a l l be
accompani ed by the pr escr i bed documents.
60. (1) Ever y per son shal l , wi thi n one month after
he begi ns to occupy, or to use any pr emi ses, as a
factor y, ser ve on the i nspector and the l ocal heal th
author i ty for the di str i ct a wr i tten noti ce stati ng the
name of the occupi er or the ti tl e of the fi r m, the postal
addr ess of the factor y, the natur e of the wor k, whether
mechani cal power i s used and, i f so, i ts natur e, the
n ame of th e l ocal h eal th au th or i ty wi th i n wh os e
di s tr i ct th e f a ctor y i s s i tu a ted a n d s u ch oth er
par ti cul ar s as may be pr escr i bed, and i f he fai l s to do
so, he shal l be gui l ty of an offence and l i abl e, on
summar y convi cti on, to a fi ne of fi ve thousand dol l ar s
and to a fur ther fi ne of fi ve hundr ed dol l ar s for each
day on whi ch the offence conti nues.
(2) Wi thi n one month of the date upon whi ch
mechani cal power i s, after the commencement of the
Act, fi r st used i n any factor y, the occupi er shal l ser ve
on the i nspector and the l ocal heal th author i ty for the
di str i ct a wr i tten noti ce stati ng the natur e of such
mechani cal power.
Noti ce of occupati on
of factory and use of
mechani cal power
61. (1) Ev er y occu pi er s h a l l k eep pr omi n en tl y
di spl ayed i n an appr opr i ate par t of the factor y
(a) the pr escr i bed abstr act of thi s Act; and
(b) a sui tabl e cl ock.
(2) I n every factory a pri nted copy of thi s Act and
of the Regul ati ons or Orders for the ti me bei ng i n force
together wi th the rul es of that factory shal l be provi ded
and mai ntai ned i n good condi ti on i n a l ocati on readi l y
accessi bl e to empl oyees.
(3) An i nspector may di r ect that any document
requi red to be posted under thi s secti on shal l be i n the
prescri bed form and shal l be posted i n such part of the
factory as he may thi nk fi t.
(4) A person who removes, damages or defaces any
document requi red by thi s Act to be posted i n a factory
commi ts an offence and i s l i abl e, on summary convi cti on,
to a fi ne of fi ve hundred dol l ars.
62. The occupi er of every factory shal l , at i nterval s of
not l ess than one year, send to the Chi ef I nspector a
correct return speci fyi ng wi th respect to such peri od as the
Mi ni ster may di rect, the number of persons empl oyed i n
hi s factor y, and gi vi ng such par ti cul ar s as may be
pr escr i bed, as to the hour s of empl oyment of each
empl oyee, as to the age, sex and occupati on of al l persons
empl oyed, and as to such other matters, i f any, as the
Mi ni ster may di rect.
63. Any person undertaki ng any bui l di ng operati ons or
works of engi neeri ng constructi on shal l , not l ater than
seven days after the begi nni ng thereof, serve on the Chi ef
I nspector a wri tten noti ce stati ng the name and postal
address of the person so undertaki ng the operati ons or
Peri odi cal returns of
factory empl oyees
Bui l di ng operati ons
and works of
engi neeri ng
constructi on
Posti ngs
works, the pl ace and nature of the operati ons or works,
the name of the regi onal heal th authori ty wi thi n whose
di stri ct the operati ons or works are si tuated and such
other parti cul ars as may be prescri bed where
(a) thi s s ecti on s hal l not appl y to any
oper ati ons or wor k s whi ch the per son
undertaki ng them has reasonabl e grounds
for bel i evi ng wi l l be compl eted i n a peri od of
l ess than si x weeks, except i n such cases
as the Chi ef I nspector may di rect; and
(b) wher e a per son under takes any bui l di ng
oper ati on s or wor k s of en gi n eer i n g
con s tr u cti on i n a pl ace wh er e s u ch
oper ati ons or wor ks ar e i n pr ogr ess, he
shal l not be r equi r ed to gi ve noti ce, i f a
n oti ce was gi v en i n r es pect of th e
operati ons or works i n progress.
PART XI I
THE OCCUPATI ONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AUTHORI TY
64. (1) Ther e i s her eby establ i shed an Author i ty to
be k nown as The Occupati onal Safety and Heal th
Authori ty (herei nafter referred to as the Authori ty).
(2) Schedul e 2 shal l have effect wi th r espect to
the Authori ty.
(3) The Mi ni ster may, by Rul es, amend Schedul e 2.
65. (1) The Authori ty shal l consi st of
(a) a Chai rman appoi nted by the Mi ni ster;
(b) a Depu ty Ch ai r man appoi n ted by th e
Mi ni ster;
(c) th e Ex ecu ti v e Di r ector of th e Agen cy
created under Part XI I I of thi s Act;
Establ i shment of the
Authori ty
Schedul e 2
Composi ti on of the
Authori ty
(d) a r epr es en tati v e of th e Mi n i s tr y
r esponsi bl e for occupati onal safety and
heal th;
(e) a r epr es en tati v e of th e Mi n i s tr y
responsi bl e for heal th;
(f) a r epr es en tati v e of th e Mi n i s tr y
responsi bl e for energy i ndustri es;
(g) a r epr esentati ve of the body r esponsi bl e
for standards i n Tri ni dad and Tobago; and
(h) ni ne other member s appoi nted by the
Mi n i s t e r i n a ccor d a n ce w i t h
subsecti on (2).
(2) Bef or e a ppoi n ti n g th e member s of th e
Author i ty, other than the Chai r man and the Deputy
Chai rman, the Mi ni ster shal l
(a) a s to two of th em, con s u l t s u ch
or gani zati ons r epr esenti ng empl oyer s as
he consi ders appropri ate;
(b) as to two of them, consul t such or gani -
zati ons r epr esenti ng empl oy ees as he
consi ders appropri ate; and
(c) as to fi ve of them, consul t such other
organi zati ons, the acti vi ti es of whi ch are
concerned wi th matters rel ati ng to any of
the gener al pur poses of thi s Act, as he
con s i der s appr opr i ate, i n cl u di n g th e
Medi cal Boar d of Tr i ni dad and Tobago,
the Board of Engi neeri ng of Tri ni dad and
Tobago and or gani zati ons r epr esenti ng
womens affai rs.
(3) Subject to thi s Part, the Authori ty may
(a) appoi nt such empl oyees as i t consi der s
n eces s ar y for th e per for man ce of i ts
functi ons;
(b) f i x qu a l i f i ca ti on s a n d ter ms a n d
condi ti ons of ser vi ce for empl oyees, save
that sal ar i es i n excess of one hundr ed
and fi fty thousand dol l ar s per annum
s h a l l be s u bj ect to th e Mi n i s ter s
approval ;
(c) en ga ge per s on s h a v i n g s u i ta bl e
qu a l i f i ca ti on s a n d ex per i en ce a s
consul tants on such terms and condi ti ons
as are approved by the Mi ni ster.
66. (1) The functi ons of the Authori ty shal l be
(a) to a s s i s t a n d en cou r a ge per s on s
concerned wi th matters rel evant to any of
th e gen er a l pu r pos es of th i s Act to
further those purposes;
(b) to ma k e s u ch a r r a n gemen ts a s i t
consi ders appropri ate for the carryi ng out
of research, the publ i cati on of the resul ts
of research and the provi si on of trai ni ng
and i nfor mati on i n that connecti on wi th
th os e pu r pos es , a n d to en cou r a ge
r esear ch and the pr ovi si on of tr ai ni ng
and i nfor mati on i n that connecti on by
others;
(c) to ma k e s u ch a r r a n gemen ts a s i t
consi der s appr opr i ate for secur i ng that
gov er n men t depar tmen ts , empl oy er s ,
empl oyees, or gani zati ons r epr esenti ng
empl oyer s and empl oyees r especti vel y,
a n d oth er per s on s con cer n ed wi th
matters rel evant to any of those purposes
ar e pr ovi ded wi th an i nfor mati on and
advi sory servi ce and are kept i nformed of,
and adequatel y advi sed on, such matters;
(d) to per for m such acts and functi ons i n
accor dan ce wi th l aw to en for ce th e
provi si ons of thi s Act;
Functi ons of the
Authori ty
(e) to s u bmi t fr om ti me to ti me to th e
Mi ni ster such proposal s as the Authori ty
consi der s appr opr i ate for the maki ng of
Regul ati ons under thi s Act; and
(f) to adv i s e th e Mi n i s ter on th e
or gan i zati on al s tr u ctu r e, s taff
r equ i r emen ts an d oper ati on s for th e
pr oper and effi ci ent functi oni ng of the
Agency.
(2) I t shal l be the duty of the Authori ty
(a) to gi ve effect to any di recti ons gi ven to i t
by the Mi ni ster;
(b) to submi t to the Mi ni ster fr om ti me to
ti me parti cul ars of what i t proposes to do
for th e pu r pos e of per for mi n g i ts
functi ons; and
(c) to en s u r e th at i ts acti v i ti es ar e i n
accor dance wi th pr oposal s appr oved by
the Mi ni ster.
67. (1) For th e pu r pos e of pr ov i di n g pr acti cal
gui dance wi th r espect to the r equi r ements of any
provi si on of thi s Act or Regul ati ons made under i t, the
Authori ty may, subject to subsecti on (2)
(a) approve and i ssue such codes of practi ce,
whether pr epar ed by i t or not as i n i ts
opi ni on are sui tabl e for that purpose; and
(b) appr ove such codes of pr acti ce i ssued or
pr oposed to be i ssued other wi se than by
th e Au th or i ty as i n i ts opi n i on ar e
sui tabl e for that purpose.
(2) The Author i ty shal l not appr ove a code of
practi ce under subsecti on (1) wi thout the consent of the
Mi n i s ter an d s h al l , befor e s eek i n g h i s con s en t,
consul t
(a) any government department or other body
th at appear s to th e Au th or i ty to be
appropri ate; and
Approval of codes of
practi ce
(b) such gover nment depar tments and other
bodies, if any, as in relation to any matter dealt
with in the code, the Authority is required to
consul t under thi s secti on by vi r tue of
directions given to it by the Minister.
(3) Where a code of practi ce i s approved by the
Author i ty under subsecti on (1), the Author i ty shal l
cause a noti ce to be publ i shed i n the Gazette and i n a
dai l y newspaper ci rcul ati ng i n Tri ni dad and Tobago
(a) i den ti fy i n g th e code i n qu es ti on an d
stati ng the date on whi ch i ts approval by
the Authori ty i s to take effect; and
(b) speci fyi ng for whi ch of the pr ovi si ons of
thi s Act or Regul ati ons made under i t, the
code i s approved.
(4) The Authori ty may
(a) from ti me to ti me revi se the whol e or any
part of any code of practi ce prepared by i t
i n pursuance of thi s secti on;
(b) appr ove any r evi si on or any pr oposed
r evi si on of the whol e or any par t of any
code of pr acti ce for th e ti me bei n g
approved under thi s secti on,
and the provi si ons of subsecti ons (2) and (3) shal l , wi th
the necessar y modi fi cati ons, appl y i n r el ati on to the
approval of any revi si on under thi s subsecti on as they
appl y i n rel ati on to the approval of a code of practi ce
under subsecti on (1).
(5) The Author i ty may at any ti me wi th the
consent of the Mi ni ster wi thdraw i ts approval from any
code of practi ce approved under thi s secti on, but before
seeki ng hi s consent shal l consul t the same government
departments and other bodi es as i t woul d be requi red
to consul t under subsecti on (2) i f i t were proposi ng to
approve the code.
(6) Wher e under subsecti on (5), the Author i ty
wi th dr aws i ts appr ov al fr om a code of pr acti ce
approved under thi s secti on, the Authori ty shal l cause
a noti ce to be publ i shed i n the Gazette and i n a dai l y
n ews paper ci r cu l ati n g i n Tr i n i dad an d Tobago
i denti fyi ng the code i n questi on and stati ng the date on
whi ch i ts approval of i t i s to cease to have effect.
(7) Refer ences i n thi s secti on to an appr oved
code of pr acti ce ar e r efer ences to that code as i t has
effect for the ti me bei ng by vi rtue of any revi si on of the
whol e or any part of i t approved under thi s secti on.
(8) The power of the Authori ty under subsecti on
(1)(b) to approve a code of practi ce i ssued or proposed to
be i ssued otherwi se than by the Authori ty shal l i ncl ude
power to approve a part of such a code of practi ce; and
accor di ngl y i n thi s secti on code of pr acti ce may be
read as i ncl udi ng part of such a code of practi ce.
68. (1) A fai l ure on the part of any person to observe
any provi si on of an approved code of practi ce shal l not
of i tsel f r ender hi m l i abl e to any ci vi l or cr i mi nal
proceedi ngs; but where i n any cri mi nal proceedi ngs a
party i s al l eged to have commi tted an offence by reason
of a contr aventi on of any r equi r ement or pr ohi bi ti on
i mposed by or under any provi si on of thi s Act bei ng a
pr ovi si on for whi ch ther e was an appr oved code of
pr acti ce at the ti me of the al l eged contr aventi on,
subsecti on (2) shal l have effect wi th respect to that code
i n rel ati on to those proceedi ngs.
(2) Any pr ovi si on of the code of pr acti ce whi ch
appears to the Court to be rel evant to the requi rement
or prohi bi ti on al l eged to have been contravened shal l be
admi ssi bl e i n evi dence i n the proceedi ngs; and i f i t i s
proved that there was at any materi al ti me a fai l ure to
observe any provi si on of the code whi ch appears to the
court to be rel evant to any matter whi ch i t i s necessary
for the pr osecuti on to pr ove i n or der to establ i sh a
contraventi on of that requi rement or prohi bi ti on, that
Use of approved
codes of practi ce i n
cri mi nal proceedi ngs
matter shal l be taken as pr oved unl ess the Cour t i s
sati sfi ed that the r equi r ement or pr ohi bi ti on was i n
respect of that matter compl i ed wi th otherwi se than by
way of observance of that provi si on of the code.
(3) I n any cri mi nal proceedi ngs
(a) a docu men t pu r por ti n g to be n oti ce
pu bl i s h ed by th e Au th or i ty u n der
secti on 68 shal l be tak en to be such a
noti ce unl ess the contrary i s proved; and
(b) a code of pr acti ce whi ch appear s to the
Cour t to be the subject of such a noti ce
shal l be taken to be the subject of that
noti ce unl ess the contrary i s proved.
PART XI I I
ADMI NI STRATI ON
69. (1) There i s hereby establ i shed the Occupati onal
Safety and Heal th Agency (her ei nafter r efer r ed to as
the Agency).
(2) The Agency shal l consi st of the fol l owi ng
persons who shal l be appoi nted by the Authori ty:
(a) an Executi ve Di r ector who shal l be the
head of the Agency;
(b) a Deputy Di rector;
(c) a Secretary; and
(d) such per sons who i n the opi ni on of the
Author i ty, have the necessar y tr ai ni ng,
qual i fi cati ons and exper ti se to assi st i n
the effecti ve management and del i veri ng
of the servi ces of the Agency.
(3) Th e Ex ecu ti v e Di r ector s h al l be th e
Accounti ng Offi cer on the Exchequer Account for the
Authori ty and shal l
(a) carry out any di recti ons gi ven to hi m
by th e Au th or i ty i n pu r s u an ce of i ts
functi ons; and
Establ i shment of
the Agency
(b) i f r equested by the Mi ni ster, pr ovi de the
Mi n i s ter wi th i n for mati on abou t th e
acti vi ti es of the Author i ty or any other
rel ated matter.
(4) The sal ar y, al l owances and other ter ms and
condi ti ons of servi ce of the Executi ve Di rector shal l be
r ev i ewed by th e Sal ar i es Rev i ew Commi s s i on i n
accordance wi th secti on 141 of the Consti tuti on.
(5) The Agency shal l not l ater than three months
after th e commen cemen t of th i s Act, i n i ti ate
consul tati on wi th gover nmental enti ti es per for mi ng
var i ous i nspecti on functi ons, wi th the obj ecti ve of
for mul ati ng memor anda of under standi ng or other
ar r angements between the Agency and such other
gov er n men tal en ti ti es , wh i ch s h al l es tabl i s h th e
mechani sms for co-ordi nati on across juri sdi cti onal l i nes
and pr ovi de for the i mpl ementati on of i ntegr ated
occupati onal safety and heal th programmes.
(6) The Agency, on the advi ce of the Author i ty,
may
(a) create; and
(b) di rect operati ons of,
other bodi es to gi ve effect to the Act.
69A. (1) An offi cer i n the publ i c ser vi ce may, wi th
the appr oval of the appr opr i ate Ser vi ce Commi ssi ons
consent to be appoi nted on transfer to the servi ce of the
Au th or i ty or th e Agen cy u pon s u ch ter ms an d
condi ti ons as are acceptabl e to hi m or hi s trade uni on
and the Authori ty.
(2) The offi cer r efer r ed to i n subsecti on (1)
s h al l , u pon tr an s fer , h av e pr es er v ed h i s
super annuati on and pensi on r i ghts accr ui ng at the
ti me of transfer.
70. (1) Th e Au th or i ty may appoi n t a s u i tabl y
qual i fi ed person as Chi ef I nspector.
Transfers
Duti es of Chi ef
I nspector
(2) I t shal l be the duty of a Chi ef I nspector to
r epor t to the Ex ecuti v e Di r ector on s uch matter s
con cer n i n g th e admi n i s tr ati on , en for cemen t an d
furtherance of the purposes of thi s Act as the Executi ve
Di r ector may r equest and to car r y out any di r ecti ons
gi ven to hi m by the Executi ve Di rector.
(3) Th e Ch i ef I n s pector s h al l be ex offi ci o a
member of the Agency.
71. (1) The Mi ni ster may
(a) on th e adv i ce of th e Ch i ef I n s pector,
des i gn ate a s u i tabl y qu al i fi ed pu bl i c
offi cer as an i nspector; and
(b) on th e adv i ce of th e Ch i ef Medi cal
Offi cer
(i ) des i gn ate a s u i tabl y qu al i fi ed
medi cal offi cer as a medi cal
i nspector; or
(i i ) appoi n t a s u i tabl y qu al i fi ed
medi cal practi ti oner as a medi cal
i n s pector on s u ch ter ms an d
condi ti ons as he sees fi t.
(2) An i nspector shal l not be el i gi bl e to serve on
any jury.
72. (1) Every i nspector shal l , for the purposes of the
enforcement of thi s Act, have power to do al l or any of
the fol l owi ng:
(a) to enter, i nspect, take photographs of and
exami ne, at al l r easonabl e ti mes, ei ther
al one or together wi th such other person
possessi ng techni cal or speci al knowl edge
as the Chi ef I nspector may author i ze i n
wr i ti n g, an y pr emi s es wh i ch h e h as
r easonabl e cause to bel i eve ar e pr emi ses
to whi ch thi s Act appl i es;
I nspector and
medi cal i nspectors
Powers of i nspectors
(b) to request the presence and assi stance of a
pol i ce offi cer i f he has reasonabl e cause to
appr ehend any ser i ous obstr ucti on i n the
executi on of hi s duty;
(c) to be accompani ed by
(i ) a r epr esentati ve of the manage-
men t of th e i n du s tr i al
establ i shment; or
(i i ) a person, whether empl oyed i n the
i ndustr i al establ i shment or not,
n omi n ated by th e col l ecti v e
bar gai n i n g u n i t for per s on s
empl oy ed i n th e i n du s tr i al
establ i shment;
(d) to r equest the pr oducti on of any l i cence,
dr awi ng, speci fi cati ons, per mi t, r egi ster,
cer ti fi cate, noti ce, r epor t or other r el evant
document and to i nspect, exami ne and copy
them;
(e) to make such exami nati on and i nqui r y as
may be necessary to ascertai n whether thi s
Act i s bei ng compl i ed wi th;
(f) to requi re any person whom he fi nds i n an
i n du s tr i al es tabl i s h men t to gi v e
i nformati on as to the i denti ty of the owner,
occupi er or empl oyer;
(g) to requi re a person
(i ) i n an i ndustri al establ i shment; or
(i i ) whom he has r easonabl e cause to
bel i ev e to be, or to h av e been
wi thi n the pr ecedi ng two months,
empl oyed i n premi ses to whi ch thi s
Act appl i es,
to answer questi ons wi th respect to matters
under thi s Act and to si gn a decl arati on of
the tr uth of such answer s, except that no
one shal l be requi red under thi s paragraph
to gi ve any answer s whi ch may tend to
i ncri mi nate hi msel f;
(h) to i n v es ti gate acci den ts occu r r i n g i n
i ndustri al establ i shments;
(i) i n th e cas e of a medi cal i n s pector , to
conduct such medi cal exami nati ons as may
be necessary for the purposes of thi s Act;
(j) to take photographs for the purpose of any
i nvesti gati on; and
(k) to exer ci se such other power s as may be
necessary for the purposes of thi s Act.
(2) Every i nspector, i n the di scharge of hi s duti es
under thi s Act, i s empowered to requi re of an occupi er
the means necessary for entry, i nspecti on, exami nati on,
i nqui ry and, subject to secti on 73, the taki ng of sampl es
i n respect of premi ses to whi ch thi s Act appl i es.
(3) Any person who
(a) wi l ful l y del ays an i nspector i n the exerci se
of any power under thi s secti on;
(b) fai l s to compl y wi th the r equi si ti on of an
i nspector i n pursuance of thi s secti on, or to
pr oduce a r egi ster, cer ti fi cate, noti ce or
document whi ch he i s r equi r ed by or i n
pursuance of thi s Act to produce;
(c) wi l ful l y wi thhol ds i nformati on as to who i s
the occupi er of an i ndustri al establ i shment;
or
(d) conceal s or prevents, or attempts to conceal
or prevent, a person from appeari ng before
or bei ng exami ned by an i nspector,
i s deemed to h av e obs tr u cted an i n s pector i n th e
executi on of hi s duti es under thi s Act.
(4) Any person who obstructs an i nspector i n the
ex ecu ti on of h i s power s or du ti es u n der th i s Act,
convi cti on, to a fi ne of two thousand dol l ar s and to
i mpri sonment for si x months.
73. (1) Where an i nspector suspects that an occupi er
may be i n contr aventi on of a pr ovi si on of thi s Act
rel ati ng to the use of dangerous materi al s or rel ati ng to
ai r contami nants, whi ch materi al s or contami nants are
l i kel y to cause bodi l y i njury to persons empl oyed i n an
i ndustri al establ i shment, he may, after gi vi ng noti ce to
the occupi er, or i f the occupi er i s not readi l y avai l abl e,
to h i s agen t, tak e for an al y s i s s ampl es of an y
mater i al s or ai r con tami n an ts i n th e i n du s tr i al
establ i shments.
(2) The occupi er or hi s agent shal l be pr esent
wh en th e s ampl es ar e bei n g tak en , an d, wh er e
practi cabl e, the i nspector shal l di vi de each sampl e i nto
three parts, mark and seal or fasten each part i n such
manner as i ts nature permi ts, and
(a) del i v er on e par t to th e occu pi er or h i s
agent;
(b) retai n one part for future compari son; and
(c) submi t one part to the anal yst.
(3) Every anal ysi s made under thi s secti on shal l
be conducted by the Chi ef Chemi s t or s uch other
sui tabl y qual i fi ed anal yst as the Chi ef Chemi st may
authori ze i n wri ti ng.
(4) The Chi ef Chemi st or the qual i fi ed anal yst
shal l i n wr i ti ng, i nfor m the i nspector who submi tted
the sampl e for anal ysi s and the occupi er or hi s agent of
the resul ts of the anal ysi s.
Power to take
sampl es
(5) Subject to subsecti on (4), no per sons shal l ,
except i n so far as i t i s necessary for the purposes of the
pr osecuti on of an offence under thi s Act, publ i sh or
di scl ose the r esul ts of an anal ysi s made under thi s
secti on and i f any per son acts i n contr aventi on of
thi s subsecti on, he commi ts an offence and i s l i abl e
on summar y convi cti on, to a fi ne of fi ve thousand
dol l ars.
74. (1) Wher e an i nspector i s of the opi ni on that
(a) a par t of th e way s , wor k s , mach i n er y,
pl ant and equi pment used i n an i ndustr i al
establ i shment i s i n such a condi ti on, or i s
s o con s tr u cted or i s s o pl a ced th a t i t
ca n n ot be u s ed wi th ou t r i s k of
bod i l y i n j u r y or d a ma ge to th e
envi r onment;
(b) a p r oces s or wor k i s ca r r i ed on or
a n y th i n g i s or h a s been d on e i n a n
i n d u s tr i a l es ta bl i s h men t i n s u ch a
manner as to cause r i sk of bodi l y i njur y or
damage to the envi r onment;
(c) an i ndustr i al establ i shment i s i n such a
condi ti on that a pr ocess or wor k car r i ed
on ther ei n cannot be so car r i ed on wi thout
r i s k of bodi l y i n j u r y or damage to th e
envi r onment;
(d) ther e exi st i n an i ndustr i al establ i shment
con di ti on s wh i ch ex pos e empl oy ees or
oth er per s on s th er ei n to r i s k of bodi l y
i njur y; or
(e) a per son i s contr aveni ng thi s Act or has
con tr av en ed th i s Act i n ci r cu ms tan ces
that make i t l i kel y that the contr aventi on
wi l l conti nue or be r epeated,
Powers of i nspector
re: dangerous
condi ti ons and
practi ces
he shal l , wi thout pr ej udi ce to hi s power to i ni ti ate
l egal pr oceedi ngs, ser ve on the appr opr i ate per son a
pr ohi bi ti on or i mpr ovement noti ce stati ng that he i s
of that opi ni on, gi vi ng par ti cul ar s of the r easons why
he i s of that opi ni on and may, as the case may be
(f) i n the case of a pr ohi bi ti on noti ce, pr ohi bi t
or r estr i ct the use of any pr emi ses or par t
th er eof or th i n g i n th e i n d u s tr i a l
establ i shment unti l the exi sti ng danger
has been r emoved or thi s Act has been
compl i ed wi th; or
(g) i n th e cas e of an i mpr ov emen t n oti ce,
di r ect that al ter ati ons be car r i ed out or
that other steps be taken to r emove the
exi sti ng danger or to compl y wi th thi s Act
wi thi n such per i od as may be speci fi ed i n
the noti ce.
(2) Wher e an i nspector pr ohi bi ts or r estr i cts
the use of a pl ace or thi ng under subsecti on (1)(f), he
shal l di spl ay i n the pl ace or affi x to the thi ng, as the
case may be, a noti ce to that effect, whi ch noti ce shal l
not be r emoved wi thout the author i ty of an i nspector.
(3) Wh er e a n i n s pector i s s a ti s f i ed th a t a
noti ce i ssued under subsecti on (1) has been compl i ed
wi th, he shal l so cer ti fy i n wr i ti ng and shal l r emove
any noti ce di spl ayed or affi xed under subsecti on (2).
(4) A per son on whom a noti ce i s ser ved under
subsecti on (1) may, wi thi n seven days of the ser vi ng
ther eof, object by way of compl ai nt to the I ndustr i al
Cour t and the I ndustr i al Cour t may make such or der
as i t thi nks fi t.
(5) Pen d i n g th e f i n a l d eter mi n a ti on of a
compl ai nt, the I ndustr i al Cour t may, on appl i cati on
ex parte by th e compl ai n an t, mak e s u ch i n ter i m
or der s as i t thi nks fi t.
75. (1) Ever y r egi ster or r ecor d kept i n pur suance
of thi s Act shal l be pr eser ved and kept avai l abl e for
i nspecti on by an i nspector for at l east fi ve year s after
the date of the l ast entr y i n the r egi ster or r ecor d, or
for such other per i od as may be pr escr i bed for any
cl ass or descr i pti on of r egi ster or r ecor d, except i n the
case of a heal th r ecor d, the r ecor d shal l be kept for at
l east twenty-fi ve year s.
(2) Where an empl oyer who hol ds heal th records
i n accor dance wi th subsecti on (1) ceases to tr ade, he
shal l forthwi th noti fy the Agency thereof i n wri ti ng and
offer these records to the Agency.
76. (1) No empl oy er s h al l di s mi s s , s u s pen d or
oth er wi s e adv er s el y affect th e empl oy men t of an
empl oyee or al ter hi s posi ti on to hi s pr ej udi ce, by
r eas on on l y th at an i n s pector i n ex er ci s e of h i s
power s under thi s Act, sought or obtai ned fr om the
empl oyee i nfor mati on per tai ni ng to the oper ati on of
the i ndustr i al establ i shment.
(2) An empl oyer who contravenes subsecti on (1)
i s gu i l ty of an offen ce an d i s l i abl e, on s u mmar y
convi cti on, to a fi ne of fi ve thousand dol l ar s and to
77. No i nspector shal l di vul ge to the occupi er or any
per son empl oyed i n the i ndustr i al establ i shment, the
source of any i nformati on or compl ai nt whi ch reaches
h i m con cer n i n g an al l eged con tr av en ti on of th e
provi si ons of thi s Act, even when such i nformati on or
compl ai nt i s the r eason for an i nspecti on, vi si t or
i nqui ry i n respect of that i ndustri al establ i shment.
77A. Wh er e an i n s pector acts ou ts i de of th e
authori ty gi ven hi m under thi s Act, a person aggri eved
by such acti on may seek r edr ess i n accor dance wi th
secti on 83A.
Source of compl ai nts
not to be di vul ged
Preservati on of
regi sters and records
Protecti on agai nst
vi cti mi zati on of
empl oyees
Redress
78. (1) No i n s pector s h al l , wh i l e i n th e pu bl i c
servi ce or after l eavi ng such servi ce, di scl ose, otherwi se
than i n executi on of or for the purposes of thi s Act, any
i nfor mati on that may come to hi s knowl edge i n the
cou r s e of h i s offi ci al du ti es , r el ati n g to th e
manufactur i ng, commer ci al or other oper ati ons of an
i ndustri al establ i shment unl ess
(a) the occupi er ther eof gi ves hi s consent i n
wri ti ng to the di scl osure; or
(b) th e di s cl os u r e i s n eces s ar y for th e
pur pose of l egal pr oceedi ngs pur suant to
thi s Act.
(2) An i nspector who contravenes subsecti on (1)
convi cti on, to a fi ne of ten thousand dol l ar s and to
i mpri sonment for twel ve months.
79. Ev er y i n s pector s h al l , wh en v i s i ti n g an
i ndustri al establ i shment, produce upon the request of
the occupi er or hi s agent, the prescri bed certi fi cate of
appoi ntment i denti fyi ng hi msel f as an i nspector.
80. An i nspector may pr osecute or conduct befor e
the Cour t any compl ai nt or other pr oceedi ngs ar i si ng
under thi s Act or i n the di schar ge of hi s duti es as an
i nspector.
81. No sui t, pr osecuti on or other l egal pr oceedi ngs
shal l l i e agai nst an i nspector for anythi ng done under
thi s Act i n good fai th.
82. I n thi s Par t, the wor d i nspector i ncl udes a
medi cal i nspector, except i n secti on 71(1)(a).
Power of i nspector to
conduct court
proceedi ngs
I nspector not l i abl e
I nspector defi ned
Penal ty for unl awful
di scl osures
I nspector to produce
certi fi cate of
appoi ntment
PART XI V
OFFENCES, PENALTI ES AND LEGAL PROCEEDI NGS
82A. I n any proceedi ngs for an offence under any of
the rel evant statutory provi si ons consi sti ng of a fai l ure
to compl y wi th a duty or requi rement to do somethi ng
so far as i s pr acti cabl e, or so far as i s r easonabl y
practi cabl e, or to use the best practi cabl e means to do
somethi ng, i t shal l be for the accused to prove, as the
cas e may be, th at i t was n ot pr acti cabl e or n ot
reasonabl y practi cabl e to do more than was i n fact done
to sati sfy the duty or requi rement, or that there was no
better pr acti cabl e means than was i n fact used to
sati sfy the duty or requi rement.
83. (1) Notwi th s tan di n g an y th i n g con tai n ed i n
thi s Act, but subject to subsecti on (2), wher e a per son
contr avenes a pr ovi si on of thi s Act or any Regul ati ons
ma d e th er eu n d er or f a i l s to comp l y wi th a n y
pr ohi bi ti on, r estr i cti on, i nstr ucti on or di r ecti ve i ssued
under thi s Act or any such Regul ati ons, he commi ts
an offence and i s l i abl e to be deal t wi th i n accor dance
wi th the pr ovi si ons of the Summar y Cour ts Act.
(2) A competent per son, empl oyer, occupi er or
owner of pr emi ses onl y commi ts an offence under thi s
Act or Regul ati ons made ther eunder i f i t i s pr oved
that he fai l ed to take r easonabl e steps to pr event the
commi ssi on of the offence.
(3) Wh er e a n of f en ce u n d er th i s Act or
Regul ati ons made ther eunder i s pr oved to have been
commi tted wi th th e con s en t, con n i v a n ce or
acqui escence of, or to have been faci l i tated by negl ect
on the par t of a di r ector, manager, secr etar y or other
of f i cer of a comp a n y, s u ch d i r ector , ma n a ger ,
secr etar y or other offi cer, as wel l as the company, i s
l i abl e to be pr oceeded agai nst for the commi ssi on of
the offence.
Cri mi nal and other
remedi es
Onus of provi ng
l i mi ts of what i s
practi cabl e, etc.
83A. An a ggr i ev ed p er s on ma y a p p l y to th e
I ndustr i al Cour t for r edr ess and the I ndustr i al Cour t
ma y ma k e a n a wa r d i n f a v ou r of th e a ggr i ev ed
p er s on a n d i mp os e a n y p en a l ty, oth er th a n a
ter m of i mpr i sonment, that a summar y cour t may
i mpose i n r espect of that contr aventi on or fai l ur e to
compl y.
84. (1) Wher e an empl oyer, occupi er or owner i s
convi cted of an offence under thi s Act, the Cour t may,
i n addi ti on to or i nstead of i mposi ng a penal ty, or der
hi m wi thi n the ti me speci fi ed i n the or der, to take
such steps as may be speci fi ed for r emedyi ng the
matter s i n r espect of whi ch the offence occur r ed, and
may, on the appl i cati on of the empl oyer, occupi er or
owner, extend the ti me so speci fi ed.
(2) Wher e an or der r efer r ed to i n subsecti on (1)
i s made, the empl oyer, occupi er or owner shal l not be
l i abl e under thi s Act i n r espect of the conti nuati on of
the contr aventi on dur i ng the ti me al l owed by the
Cour t, but i f, after the expi r ati on of that ti me as
or i gi n al l y s peci fi ed or ex ten ded, th e or der i s n ot
compl i ed wi th, the empl oyer, occupi er or owner, as
the case may be, commi ts an offence and i s l i abl e, on
summar y convi cti on, to a fi ne of ten thousand dol l ar s,
for each day on whi ch the non-compl i ance conti nued
after the sai d expi r ati on.
85. Su bj ect to th e pr ov i s i on s of th i s Act, a n y
per son who commi ts an offence under thi s Act for
whi ch no penal ty i s expr essl y pr ovi ded, i s l i abl e, on
summar y convi cti on to a fi ne of twenty thousand
dol l ar s and to i mpr i sonment for one year, and i f the
of f en ce i n r es pect of wh i ch h e wa s con v i cted i s
con ti n u ed after th e con v i cti on , h e i s l i abl e to a
fur ther fi ne of ten thousand dol l ar s for each day on
whi ch the offence conti nues.
Power of Court to
order remedy
Penal ty where none
i s expressl y provi ded
Redress
86. (1) Subject to subsecti ons (2) and (3), wher e a
per s on di es , i s cr i ti cal l y i n j u r ed or dev el ops an
occasi onal di sease i n consequence of an empl oyer,
occupi er or owner havi ng contr avened thi s Act, the
empl oyer, occupi er or owner shal l , wi thout prejudi ce to
any other l i abi l i ty or ri ght of acti on ari si ng out of the
death or cri ti cal i njury or di sease, be l i abl e to a fi ne of
on e h u n dr ed th ou s an d dol l ar s , or of an amou n t
equi val ent to three years pay of that person, whi chever
i s gr eater, and the whol e or par t of the fi ne may be
appl i ed for the benefi t of the vi cti m or of hi s estate, or
otherwi se as the Court may determi ne.
(2) I n the case of an occupati onal di sease, the
empl oyer, occupi er or owner shal l not be l i abl e to a fi ne
under thi s secti on unl ess the di sease resul ted di rectl y
from the contraventi on.
87. Wh er e a y ou n g per s on i s empl oy ed i n
contr aventi on of thi s Act, the par ent of the young
person, as the case may be, commi ts an offence and i s
l i abl e, on summary convi cti on, to a fi ne of fi ve thousand
dol l ar s , u n l es s i t appear s to th e Cou r t th at th e
con tr av en ti on occu r r ed wi th ou t th e con s en t,
conni vance, or wi l ful defaul t of the parent.
88. Where a person
(a) forges or counterfei ts a certi fi cate requi red
by or for the purposes of thi s Act;
(b) gi ves or si gns a certi fi cate knowi ng i t to be
fal se i n any materi al parti cul ar (herei nafter
referred to as a fal se certi fi cate);
(c) knowi ngl y utter s or makes use of a fal se
certi fi cate;
(d) knowi ngl y makes use of, as appl yi ng to a
per s on , a cer ti fi cate wh i ch does n ot s o
appl y;
Fi nes i n case of
death or i njury
Fi ne for offence by
parent
Forgery of
certi fi cates, fal se
entri es and fal se
decl arati ons
(e) per s on ates a per s on n amed i n a fal s e
certi fi cate;
(f) wi l ful l y conni ves at forgi ng, counterfei ti ng,
gi vi ng, si gni ng, utteri ng or maki ng use of a
fal se certi fi cate;
(g) wi l ful l y makes a fal se entr y i n a r egi ster,
noti ce, certi fi cate or document requi red by,
or for the pur pose of, thi s Act to be kept,
served or sent;
(h) wi l fu l l y mak es or s i gn s a decl ar ati on
requi red by, or for the purpose of, thi s Act
knowi ng the contents thereof to be fal se;
(i) knowi ngl y makes use of a fal se entr y or
fal se decl arati on; or
(j) personates or pretends to be an i nspector or
medi cal i nspector,
he commi ts an offence and i s, wi thout prejudi ce to any
other l i abi l i ty, l i abl e, on summary convi cti on, to a fi ne
of twenty-fi ve thousand dol l ars or to i mpri sonment for
three years.
89. (1) Wher e an empl oyer, occupi er or owner i s
charged wi th an offence under thi s Act, he may make a
compl ai nt agai nst any person whom he al l eges to be the
actu al offen der an d th e pr oceedi n gs agai n s t th e
empl oyer, occupi er or owner and the person al l eged to
be the actual offender may be heard and determi ned at
the same ti me.
(2) Wh er e du r i n g pr oceedi n gs i n s ti tu ted i n
accordance wi th thi s secti on, the empl oyer, occupi er or
owner i s acqui tted and the Court fi nds that the person
al l eged to be the actual offender commi tted the offence,
that person i s i n addi ti on to any other penal ty, l i abl e to
pay any costs i nci dental to the proceedi ngs.
Provi si on for
empl oyer, occupi er or
owner to exempt
hi msel f from l i abi l i ty
(3) Wh er e a n of f en ce h a s been commi tted
under thi s Act and an i nspector i s sati sfi ed
(a) that the empl oyer, occupi er or owner has
tak en r eas on abl e s teps to pr ev en t th e
contr aventi on;
(b) as to the i denti ty of the per s on who i s
al l eged to have commi tted the offence; and
(c) th a t i t wa s commi tted wi th ou t th e
consent, conni vance or wi l ful defaul t of
th e empl oy er, occu pi er or own er, or i n
di sobedi ence of hi s or der s,
th e i n s p ector ma y p r oceed a ga i n s t th e a l l eged
of f en d er wi th ou t f i r s t p r oceed i n g a ga i n s t th e
empl oyer, owner or occupi er.
90. Wher e under any of the pr ovi si ons of thi s Act,
a per son i s substi tuted for the empl oyer, occupi er or
owner, any or der, summons, noti ce or pr oceedi ngs,
whi ch for the pur pose of those pr ovi si ons i s by thi s
Act r equi r ed or author i zed to be ser ved or taken i n
r el ati on to the empl oyer, occupi er or owner, shal l be
ser ved on or taken i n r el ati on to that per son.
91. (1) I n pr oceedi ngs under thi s Act, a compl ai nt
may s tate th e n ame of th e os ten s i bl e empl oy er ,
occupi er or owner, as the case may r equi r e.
(2) Wher e, wi th r espect to or i n consequence of
any acci dent i n an i ndustr i al establ i shment, a r epor t
i s made by a commi ssi on of enqui r y or a cor oner s
i nquest i s hel d, and i t appear s fr om the r epor t or
fr om the pr oceedi ngs at the i nquest that thi s Act was
n ot comp l i ed wi th a t or bef or e th e ti me of th e
acci dent, summar y pr oceedi ngs agai nst the per son
l i abl e to be pr oceeded agai nst i n r espect of such non-
compl i ance may be commenced at any ti me wi thi n si x
mon th s a f ter th e ma k i n g of th e r ep or t or th e
concl usi on of the i nquest.
Proceedi ngs agai nst
persons other than
empl oyers, occupi ers
or owners
Procedure for
prosecuti on
(3) Su bj ect to s ecti on 70 of th e Su mma r y
Cour ts Act, al l fi nes i mposed under thi s Act shal l ,
except as other wi se expr essl y pr ovi ded for i n thi s Act,
be pai d i nto the Consol i dated Fund.
92. Any per son aggr i eved by an or der made by the
Cour t under thi s Act may appeal to the Cour t of
Appeal .
93. A compl ai nt for an offence under thi s Act shal l
be made wi thi n si x months of the date on whi ch the
a l l eged commi s s i on of th e of f en ce ca me to th e
knowl edge of an i nspector.
94. (1) Wher e a per son i s found i n an i ndustr i al
es ta bl i s h men t wh en wor k i s i n pr ogr es s or th e
machi ner y i s i n moti on, except dur i ng the i nter val s
for meal s or r es t, h e s h al l , u n ti l th e con tr ar y i s
pr oved, be deemed for the pur poses of thi s Act to be
empl oyed i n the factor y.
(2) Wh er e i n p r oceed i n gs u n d er th i s Act
i nvol vi ng a young per son i t appear s to the Cour t that
that young per son i s appar entl y of or bel ow the age
al l eged by the compl ai nant, the bur den of pr oof i s on
the defendant to pr ove that the young per son i s not of
or bel ow that age.
(3) Wher e an entr y i s r equi r ed by thi s Act to
be made i n a r egi ster or r ecor d, the entr y made by the
empl oyer, occupi er or owner, as the case may be, or on
h i s beh al f s h al l , as agai n s t h i m, be pri ma faci e
evi dence of the facts ther ei n stated, and the fact that
an entr y so r equi r ed wi th r espect to the obser vance of
a pr ovi si on of thi s Act has not been made, shal l be
prima facie evi dence that that pr ovi si on has not been
obser ved.
Appeal from orders of
Court
Li mi tati on of ti me for
prosecuti on
Speci al provi si on as
to evi dence
95. A document requi red or authori zed to be served
or sent under thi s Act may be served on or sent to
(a) an i ndi vi dual , by del i ver i ng i t to hi m or
s en di n g i t by r egi s ter ed pos t to h i s
resi dence;
(b) a fi rm, by del i veri ng i t to a partner of the
fi rm or sendi ng i t by regi stered post to the
regi stered offi ce of the fi rm; and
(c) a body corporate
(i ) by del i veri ng i t, to a person i n a
posi ti on of r esponsi bi l i ty at i ts
i n du s tr i al es tabl i s h men t or
regi stered offi ce; or
(i i ) by sendi ng i t by regi stered post to
i ts i ndustr i al establ i shment or
regi stered offi ce.
96. I f by reason of an agreement between the owner
and the occupi er of pr emi ses, the whol e or a par t of
whi ch has been l et as an i ndustri al establ i shment, the
owner or occupi er i s pr ev ented fr om car r y i ng out
structural or other al terati ons to the premi ses that are
necessary to enabl e hi m to compl y wi th thi s Act, or i n
or der to confor m wi th any standar d or r equi r ement
i mposed by or under thi s Act, the owner or occupi er may
appl y to the Hi gh Court, and the Court, after heari ng
the parti es and any wi tnesses whom they desi re to cal l ,
may make an order setti ng asi de or modi fyi ng the terms
of the agr eement as the Cour t consi der s j ust and
equi tabl e i n the ci rcumstances of the case.
97. (1) Wher e i n pr emi ses, the whol e or a par t of
whi ch has been l et as an i ndustr i al establ i shment,
structural or other al terati ons are requi red i n order to
compl y wi th thi s Act, or i n order to conform wi th any
standard or requi rement i mposed by or under thi s Act,
and ther e i s di sagr eement as to who shoul d pay the
expenses of such al terati ons, ei ther party may appl y to
the Hi gh Court for a resol uti on of the di spute.
Servi ng and sendi ng
of documents
Power of Court to
modi fy agreements
Power of Court to
apporti on expenses
(2) On receiving an application under subsection (1),
the Hi gh Court may, after heari ng the parti es and any
wi tnesses whom they desi r e to cal l and after havi ng
regard to the terms of the contract between the parti es,
mak e such or der concer ni ng the appor ti onment of
expenses as the Court consi ders just and equi tabl e i n
the ci rcumstances of the case.
97A. Al l offences r efer r ed to as safety and heal th
of f en ces i n th i s Act s h a l l be deter mi n ed by th e
I ndustr i al Cour t.
97B. Al l pr oceedi n gs u n der th i s Act s h a l l be
i ni ti ated no mor e than two year s after the cause of
acti on has ar i sen.
PART XV
MI SCELLANEOUS
98. (1) The fol l owi ng Laws are hereby repeal ed:
(a) The Factori es Ordi nance;
(b) The Empl oyment of Women (Ni ght Wor k)
Act; and
(c) The Gas Cyl i nder s (Use, Conveyance and
Storage) Act.
(2) Notwi th s tan di n g s u bs ecti on (1), an y
r egul ati ons, Or der s or other statutor y i nstr uments
made under the Factori es Ordi nance shal l conti nue i n
for ce and ar e deemed to be made under secti ons 99
and 100.
99. (1) The Mi ni ster may make regul ati ons for the
purposes of promoti ng the safety, heal th and wel fare of
empl oyees and general l y for the purpose of carryi ng out
the provi si ons of thi s Act.
Ordi nance and Acts
repeal ed
Ch. 30. No. 2
Chap. 88:12
Chap. 35:52
Determi nati on of
safety and heal th
offences
Ti me l i mi t
Power to make
Regul ati ons
(2) Wi th ou t pr ej u di ce to th e gen er al i ty of
subsecti on (1) Regul ati ons may
(a) i mpose condi ti ons on the use of, or requi re
anythi ng to be done to or i n connecti on wi th
systems of wor k, machi ner y or pl ant or a
cl ass or descri pti on of machi nery or pl ant;
(b) p r es cr i be a n y th i n g r equ i r ed to be
pr escr i bed by thi s Act;
(c) pr ohi bi t, l i mi t or contr ol the use of any
mater i al or pr ocess;
(d) r equ i r e s p eci a l s u p er v i s i on , con tr ol ,
tr ai ni ng or i nspecti on of al l per sons or a
cl ass of per sons i n connecti on wi th any
manufactur e, machi ner y, pl ant, pr ocess or
descr i pti on of wor k;
(e) r equi r e the pr ovi si on of pr otecti ve cl othi ng
an d dev i ces , wel far e faci l i ti es , or an y
oth er th i n g n eces s a r y to pr omote th e
heal th and wel far e of al l empl oyees or a
cl ass of empl oyee;
(f) i mp os e d u ti es on occu p i er s , own er s ,
hi r er s, empl oyer s, empl oyees and other
per sons;
(g) pr ovi de for the exami nati on and testi ng of
mechani cal or other devi ces r equi r ed to be
exami ned and tested under thi s Act;
(h) decl ar e as danger ous a pr ocess i n whi ch
per sons empl oyed ar e exposed to ser i ous
r i sk of bodi l y i njur y, poi soni ng or di sease;
(i) pr ovi de for the medi cal exami nati on of
p er s on s emp l oy ed or s eek i n g to be
empl oy ed i n a dan ger ou s pr oces s , an d
pr ohi bi t the empl oyment i n the pr ocess of
s u ch per s on s wh o ar e n ot cer ti fi ed as
medi cal l y fi t for such empl oyment;
(j) pr ov i de f or th e pr otecti on of per s on s
empl oyed i n a danger ous pr ocess and of
other per sons i n the vi ci ni ty of the pl ace
wher e that pr ocess i s car r i ed on;
(k) pr ovi de for the safety, heal th and wel far e
of per sons empl oyed i n the constr ucti on
a n d ma i n ten a n ce of bu i l d i n gs , a gr i -
cul tur al wor k, fi el d oper ati ons and other
outdoor acti vi ti es;
(l) pr ovi de for the setti ng up of joi nt safety
a n d h ea l th commi ttees comp r i s i n g
r epr esentati ves fr om the management and
l abour sector s;
(m) p r ov i d e f or th e p r ev en ti on of th e
ov er cr owdi n g of i n du s tr i a l es ta bl i s h -
ments, whi ch r egul ati ons may author i ze
th e Ch i ef I n s pector after con s u l tati on
wi th the Chi ef Medi cal Offi cer, to i ssue a
cer ti fi cate exempti ng an occupi er of an
i ndustr i al establ i shment fr om compl i ance
wi th any of those Regul ati ons;
(n) pr ov i de for th e i mpos i ti on of fi n es n ot
exceedi ng two hundr ed thousand dol l ar s
for any contr aventi on ther eof;
(o) p r ov i d e f or th e p a y men t of f ees f or
ser vi ces r ender ed i n accor dance wi th thi s
Act; and
(p) pr ov i de for th e qu al i fi cati on of s afety
pr acti ti oner s.
(3) Regul ati ons made under thi s secti on shal l
be subject to negati ve r esol uti on of Par l i ament.
100. The Mi ni ster may, by Or der
(a) amend the Schedul e 1, subject to negati ve
r esol uti on of Par l i ament; or
(b) var y any fi ne, ter m of i mpr i sonment or
other penal ty pr ovi ded for under thi s Act,
s u bj ect to a f f i r ma ti v e r es ol u ti on of
Par l i ament.
Power of Mi ni ster to
make certai n Orders
SCHEDULE 1
[Secti on 4(1)]
LI ST OF OCCUPATI ONAL DI SEASES
1. DI SEASES CAUSED BY AGENTS
1.1. Diseases caused by chemical agents
1.1.1 Di seases caused by beryl l i um or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.2 Di seases caused by cadmi um or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.3 Di seases caused by phosphorus or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.4 Di seases caused by chromi um or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.5 Di seases caused by manganese or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.6 Di seases caused by arseni c or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.7 Di seases caused by mercury or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.8 Di seases caused by l ead or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.9 Di seases caused by fl uori ne or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.10 Di seases caused by carbon di sul phi de
1.1.11 Di s eas es cau s ed by th e tox i c h al ogen der i v ati v es of
al i phati c or aromati c hydrocarbons
1.1.12 Di seases caused by benzene or i ts toxi c homol ogues
1.1.13 Di seases caused by toxi c ni tr o-and ami no-der i vati ves of
benzene or i ts homol ogues
1.1.14 Di seases caused by ni trogl yceri n or other ni tri c aci d esters
1.1.15 Di seases caused by al cohol s, gl ycol s, ketones
1.1.16 Di s eas es cau s ed by as ph y x i an ts ; car bon mon ox i de,
h y dr ogen cy an i de or i ts tox i c der i v ati v es , h y dr ogen
sul phi de
1.1.17 Di seases caused by acryl oni tri l e
1.1.18 Di seases caused by oxi des of ni trogen
1.1.19 Di seases caused by vanadi um or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.20 Di seases caused by anti mony or i ts toxi c compounds
1.1.21 Di seases caused by hexane
1.1.22 Di seases of teeth caused by mi neral aci ds
1.1.23 Di seases caused by pharmaceuti cal agents
1.1.24 Di seases caused by thal l i um or i ts compounds
1.1.25 Di seases caused by osmi um or i ts compounds
1.1.26 Di seases caused by sel eni um or i ts compounds
1.1.27 Di seases caused by copper or i ts compounds
1.1.28 Di seases caused by ti n or i ts compounds
1.1.29 Di seases caused by zi nc or i ts compounds
1.1.30 Di seases caused by ozone, phosogene
1.1.31 Di seases caused by i r r i tants: benzoqui none and other
corneal i rri tants
1.1.32 Di s eas es cau s ed by an y oth er ch emi cal agen ts n ot
menti oned i n the precedi ng i tems 1.1.1 to 1.1.31, where a
l i nk between the exposur e of a wor ker to these chemi cal
agents and the di seases suffered i s establ i shed
1.2. Diseases caused by physical agents
1.2.1 Heari ng i mpai rment caused by noi se
1.2.2 Di seases caused by vi brati on (di sorders of muscl es, tendons,
bones, j oi nts, per i pher al s bl ood vessel s or per i pher al s
nerves)
1.2.3 Di seases caused by work i n compressed ai r
1.2.4 Di seases caused by i oni zi ng radi ati ons
1.2.5 Di seases caused by heat radi ati on
1.2.6 Di seases caused by ul travi ol et radi ati on
1.2.7 Di seases caused by extr eme temper atur e (e.g., sunstr oke,
frostbi te)
1.2.8 Di s eas es cau s ed by an y oth er ph y s i cal agen ts n ot
menti oned i n the pr ecedi ng i tems 1.2.1 to 1.2.7, wher e a
di r ect l i n k between th e ex pos u r e of a wor k er to
th es e ph y s i cal agen ts an d th e di s eas es s u ffer ed i s
establ i shed
1.3 Diseases caused by biological agents
1.3.1 I nfecti ous or parasi ti c di seases contracted i n an occupati on
where there i s a parti cul ar ri sk of contami nati on
2. DI SEASES BY TARGET ORGAN SYSTEMS
2.1 Occupational respiratory diseases
2.1.1 Pn eu mocon i os es cau s ed by s cl er ogen i c mi n er al
du s t (s i l i cos i s , an th r acos i l i cos i s , as bes tos i s ) an d
si l i cotuber cul osi s, pr ovi ded that si l i cosi s i s an essenti al
factor i n causi ng the resul tant i ncapaci ty or death
2.1.2 Bronchopul monary di seases caused by hard-metal dust
2.1.3 Bronchopul monary di seases caused by cotton, fl ax, hemp or
si sal di st (byssi nosi s)
2.1.4 Occupati onal asthma caused by r ecogni zed sensi ti zi ng
agents or i rri tants i nherent to the work process
2.1.5 Extr i nsi c al l er gi c al veol i ti s caused by the i nhal ati on of
organi c dusts, as prescri bed by nati onal l egi sl ati on
2.1.6 Si derosi s
2.1.7 Chroni c obstructi ve pul monary di seases
2.1.8 Di seases of the l ung caused by al umi ni um
2.1.9 Upper ai r ways di sor der s caused by r ecogni zed sensi ti zi ng
agents or i rri tants i nherent to the work process
2.1.10 An y oth er r es pi r ator y di s eas e n ot men ti on ed i n th e
pr ecedi ng i tems 2.1 to 2.1.9, caused by an agent wher e a
di rect l i nk between the exposure of a worker to thi s agent
and the di sease suffered i s establ i shed
2.2 Occupational skin diseases
2.2.1 Ski n di seases caused by physi cal , chemi cal or bi ol ogi cal
agents not i ncl uded under other i tems
2.2.2 Occupati onal vi ti l i go
2.3 Occupational musculo-skeletal disorders
2.3.1 Muscul o-skel etal di seases caused by speci fi c work acti vi ti es
or wor k envi r onment wher e par ti cul ar r i sk factor s ar e
present
Exampl es of such acti vi ti es or envi ronment i ncl ude:
(a) rapi d or repeti ti ve moti on
(b) forceful exerti on
(c) excessi ve mechani cal force concentrati on
(d) awkward or non-neutral postures
(e) vi brati on
Local or envi ronmental col d may i ncrease ri sk
3. OCCUPATI ONAL CANCER
3.1 Cancer caused by the following agents
3.1.1 Asbestos
3.1.2 Benzi di ne and i ts sal ts
3.1.3 Bi s chl oromethyl ether (BCME)
3.1.4 Chromi um and chromi um compounds
3.1.5 Coal tars, coal tar pi tches or soots
3.1.6 Beta-napthyl ami ne
3.1.7 Vi nyl chl ori de
3.1.8 Benzene or i ts toxi c homol ogues
3.1.9 Tox i c n i tr o an d ami n o-der i v ati v es of ben zen e or i ts
homol ogues
3.1.10 I oni zi ng radi ati ons
3.1.11 Tar , pi tch , bi tu men , mi n er al oi l , an th r acen e, or th e
compounds, products or resi dues of these substances
3.1.12 Coke oven emi ssi ons
3.1.13 Compounds of ni ckel
3.1.14 Wood dust
3.1.15 Cancer caused by any other agents not menti oned i n the
precedi ng i tems 3.1.1 to 3.1.14, where a di rect l i nk between
the exposur e of a wor k er to thi s agent and the cancer
suffered i s establ i shed
4. OTHER DI SEASES
4.1 Miners nystagmus
SCHEDULE 2
[Secti on 64(2)]
THE OCCUPATI ONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
AUTHORI TY RULES
1. These Rul es may be ci ted as the Occupati onal Safety and
Heal th Authori ty Rul es.
2. The Mi ni stry shal l provi de the Authori ty wi th an offi ce and
other faci l i ti es, secretari al staff and other support servi ces as the
Authori ty requi res to effi ci entl y perform i ts functi ons.
3. The appoi ntment of a per son, other than the Executi ve
Di rector, as a member of the Authori ty shal l be for a term of three
years, but outgoi ng members are el i gi bl e for reappoi ntment.
4. (1) The Chai rman or Deputy Chai rman may resi gn at any
ti me by i nstrument i n wri ti ng addressed to the Mi ni ster.
(2) A member, other than the Chai rman, Deputy Chai rman
and the Executi ve Di rector, may resi gn at any ti me by i nstrument
i n wr i ti ng addr essed to the Chai r man, who shal l cause i t to be
forwarded to the Mi ni ster.
5. The Mi ni ster may at any ti me revoke the appoi ntment of a
per son, other than the Executi ve Di r ector , as Chai r man or as a
member of the Boar d and decl ar e hi s offi ce as a member to be
vacant i f sati sfi ed that the person
(a) has, wi thout r easonabl e excuse, fai l ed to attend the
meeti ngs of the Authori ty for a conti nuous peri od of
three months; or
Ci tati on
Offi ce of the
Authori ty
Tenure of offi ce
Resi gnati on
Revocati on of
appoi ntment
(b) i s i ncapaci tated physi cal l y or mental l y to such an
extent as to i mpai r hi s abi l i ty to perform hi s duti es, or
i s otherwi se unabl e or unfi t to perform hi s duti es;
(c) becomes ban k r u pt or s u s pen ds pay men ts to h i s
credi tors;
(d) i s convi cted and sentenced to a term of i mpri sonment; or
(e) i s convi cted of an offence i nvol vi ng di shonesty.
6. The appoi ntment of member s of the Author i ty as fi r st
consti tuted and every subsequent appoi ntment to the Authori ty or
change of membershi p shal l be publ i shed i n the Gazette.
7. The Authori ty shal l meet
(a) at l east once every month; and
(b) at an y oth er ti me as th e Ch ai r man may , i n h i s
di screti on, deem necessary for the performance of the
functi ons of the Authori ty.
8. (1) The Chai rman
(a) may at any ti me cal l a speci al meeti ng of the Authori ty;
(b) shal l cal l a speci al meeti ng wi thi n seven days of
recei vi ng a request, i n wri ti ng, to do so si gned by any
three members of the Authori ty;
(c) shal l cause noti ces to be i ssued to al l member s i n
respect of every speci al meeti ng.
(2) Ev er y r equ es t for a s peci al meeti n g s h al l i n cl u de
suffi ci ent i ndi cati on of the purpose of the requested meeti ng.
9. At any meeti ng of the Author i ty, seven member s of the
Authori ty shal l consti tute a quorum.
10. The Chai rman, or i n hi s absence, the Deputy Chai rman,
shal l pr esi de over al l meeti ngs, except that wher e both the
Chai r man and the Deputy Chai r man ar e absent, the Author i ty
may appoi nt one of the members present to presi de at the meeti ng.
11. (1) Mi nutes of each meeti ng i n proper form shal l be kept
under the di recti on of the Executi ve Di rector.
(2) Al l deci si ons, resol uti ons and standi ng orders made by
the Authori ty shal l be recorded i n the mi nutes.
(3) The mi nutes shal l be confi rmed at the next meeti ng of
the Authori ty and a copy of the mi nutes both when prepared and
confi rmed shal l be forwarded to the Mi ni ster.
Gazetti ng
Ordi nary meeti ngs
Speci al meeti ngs
Quorum
Person to presi de
Mi nutes
12. The deci si ons of the Author i ty shal l be by a major i ty of
votes of the member s pr esent and voti ng and i n the case of an
equal i ty of votes, the person presi di ng may exerci se a casti ng vote.
13. The Author i ty may co-opt any per son to attend any
parti cul ar meeti ng of the Authori ty for the purpose of assi sti ng or
advi si ng the Authori ty, but a co-opted person shal l not have any
ri ght to vote.
14. (1) The Authori ty may appoi nt a commi ttee
(a) to exami ne and report to i t on any matter whatsoever
ari si ng out of or connected wi th any of i ts duti es and
powers; or
(b) to assi st i t i n i ts busi ness and may, for that purpose,
del egate such duti es and power s as i t may consi der
necessary to that commi ttee.
(2) A commi ttee appoi nted under subrul e (1) shal l consi st
of at l east one member of the Authori ty.
(3) Wher e per sons not bei ng member s of the Author i ty
ar e member s of a commi ttee, the Author i ty may, wi th the pr i or
approval of the Mi ni ster, appoi nt them on such terms and at such
remunerati on as the Mi ni ster may approve.
(4) The Author i ty may r eject the r epor t of a commi ttee
appoi nted under subr ul e (1)(a) or adopt i t ei ther whol l y or wi th
such modi fi cati ons, addi ti ons or adapti on as the Author i ty may
thi nk fi t.
15. The member s of the Author i ty shal l be enti tl ed to such
remunerati on as the Presi dent may approve.
16. The Authori ty may make i ts own standi ng orders for the
regul ati on of i ts proceedi ngs.
Passed i n the House of Representati ves thi s 5th day
of December, 2003.
D. DOLLY
Acting Clerk of the House
Voti ng
Co-opti on
Commi ttees
Remunerati on of
members
Standi ng orders
I T I S HEREBY CERTI FI ED that thi s Act i s one the Bi l l for
whi ch has been passed by the House of Representati ves
and at the fi nal vote ther eon i n the House has been
supported by the votes of not l ess than three-fi fths of
al l the member s of the House, that i s to say by the
votes of 32 members of the House.
D. DOLLY
Acting Clerk of the House
Passed i n the Senate thi s 13th day of January, 2004.
N. JAGGASSAR
Acting Clerk of the Senate
I T I S HEREBY CERTI FI ED that thi s Act i s one the Bi l l for
whi ch has been passed by the Senate and at the fi nal
vote thereon i n the Senate has been supported by the
votes of not l ess than three-fi fths of al l the members of
the Senate, that i s to say by the votes of 26 Senators.
N. JAGGASSAR
Acting Clerk of the Senate
PRI NTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRI NTER, PORT-OF-SPAI N
REPUBLI C OF TRI NI DAD AND TOBAGO2004

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