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Browse Acts ↓(1) Where any machine in a workplace is a machine intended to be driven by mechanical power— (a) every set-screw, bolt or key on any revolving shaft spindle, wheel or pinion shall be so sunk, encased or otherwise effectively guarded as to prevent danger; and (b) all spur and other toothed or frictio…
(1) No traversing part of any self-acting machine and no material carried thereon shall, if the space over which it runs is a space over which any person is liable to pass, whether in the course of his employment or otherwise, be allowed on its outward or inward traverse to run within a distance of…
(1) Every hoist or lift shall be of good mechanical construction, sound material and adequate strength, free from patent defect and be properly maintained. (2) Every hoist or lift shall be thoroughly examined at least once in every period of six months or after any modifications or extensive repairs…
(1) The following provisions shall be complied with respect to every chain, rope or lifting tackle used for the purpose of raising or lowering persons, goods or materials— (a) no chain, rope or lifting tackle shall be used unless it is of good construction, sound material, adequate strength and free…
(1) All parts and working gear whether fixed or movable, including the anchoring and fixing appliances, of every lifting machine shall be of good construction, sound material, adequate strength and free from patent defect, and shall be properly maintained. (2) All parts and gear referred to in subse…
A register, containing the particulars set out in the Sixth Schedule, shall be kept in every workplace with respect to all chains, ropes or lifting tackle except fibre rope slings, to which section 64 applies, and with respect to all lifting machines to which section 65 applies.
(1) Every steam boiler and all its fittings and attachments shall be of good construction, sound material, adequate strength and free from patent defect, and shall be properly maintained. (2) Every steam boiler, whether separate or one of a range shall— (a) have attached to it— (i) a suitable safety…
(1) Every steam receiver and all its fittings shall be of good construction, sound material, adequate strength, and free from patent defect, and shall be properly maintained. (2) Every steam receiver, not so constructed and maintained as to withstand with safety the maximum permissible working press…
(1) Every air receiver shall— (a) have marked upon it, so as to be plainly visible, the safe working pressure; (b) in the case of a receiver connected with an air compressing plant either be so constructed as to withstand with safety, the maximum pressure which can be obtained in the compressor, or…
(1) Every cylinder for compressed, liquefied and dissolved gases, and its fittings, shall be— (a) so designed as to be suitable for the particular circumstances of their use; and (b) of sufficient strength to sustain the internal pressures to which they will normally be subjected. (2) Every cylinder…
(1) Every refrigeration plant capable of being entered by an employee shall— (a) have all control valves situated outside the cold storage room; and (b) have all doors of the cold storage room capable of being opened easily and quickly from the inside and outside. (2) Every refrigeration plant which…
Any person who, for the purposes of this Part, desires that an examination of any equipment or plant be carried out by a person approved for that purpose under this Part, and any person who desires to obtain the certificates referred to in sections 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 71 from any such app…
(1) Every fixed vessel, structure, sump or pit of which the edge is less than one metre above the adjoining ground or platform shall, if it contains any scalding, corrosive or poisonous liquid, either be securely covered or be securely fenced to at least that height to prevent any person from fallin…
(1) All goods, articles and substances stored in a workplace shall be stored or stacked— (a) in such manner as will ensure their stability and prevent any fall or collapse of the stack; (b) in such manner as not to interfere with the adequate distribution of natural or artificial light, the natural…
(1) Every ladder to be issued in a workplace shall be of good construction, sound material, adequate strength and suitable for the purpose for which it is used and shall be properly maintained. (2) No ladder shall be used unless— (a) it is securely fixed in a position to prevent it from slipping or…
(1) Machinery, equipment, personal protective equipment, appliances and hand tools used in all workplaces shall comply with the prescribed safety and health standards and be appropriately installed, maintained and safe guarded. (2) Every employer shall take necessary steps to ensure that workstation…
(1) All floors, steps, stairs, passages and gangways in a workplace shall be of sound construction and be properly maintained. (2) All openings in floors shall be securely fenced, except in so far as the nature of the work renders such fencing impracticable. (3) There shall, so far as is practicable…
(1) All stocks of highly inflammable substances shall be kept either in a fire-resisting store or in a safe place outside any occupied building: Provided that no such store shall be so situated as to endanger the means of escape from the workplace or from any part thereof in the event of a fire occu…
(1) Where work has to be done inside any chamber, tank, vat, pit or other confined space, in which dangerous fumes are liable to be present— (a) the confined space shall be provided with adequate means of egress; and (b) no person shall enter the confined space for any purposes unless the following…
(1) Where, in connection with any grinding, sieving or other process giving rise to dust, there may escape into any workroom, dust of such a character and to such an extent as to be liable to explode on ignition, all practicable steps shall be taken to prevent such an explosion by enclosure of the p…
(1) In every workplace or workroom there shall be— (a) provided and maintained, and conspicuously displayed and free from any obstruction so as to be readily accessible, means for extinguishing fire, which shall be adequate and suitable having regard to the circumstances of each case; and (b) presen…
(1) Every occupier of a workplace shall design evacuation procedures to be used during any emergency and have the procedures tested at regular intervals. (2) Every occupier shall take immediate steps to stop any operation where there is an imminent and serious danger to safety and health and to evac…
(1) The Director shall, after consulting the Council, establish safety and health requirements based on risk assessments, technical standards and medical opinion, for the safe handling and transportation of chemicals and other hazardous substances. (2) An employer shall not require or permit his emp…
(1) Every manufacturer, importer, supplier or distributor of chemicals shall make available to employers, material safety data sheets for chemicals and other hazardous substances, containing detailed essential information regarding their identity, supplier, classification of hazards, safety precauti…
(1) Every supplier of hazardous substances, whether as manufacturer, importer or distributor of hazardous substances shall ensure that containers filled with hazardous substances, are— (a) plainly painted, marked or labelled in a distinctive and uniform manner, with a legible, durable label indicati…
Every supplier of chemicals whether as a manufacturer, importer or distributor shall ensure that all chemicals are— (a) classified according to their characteristics, properties such as toxicity, chemical, physical, corrosive and irritant, allergenic, sensitising, carcinogenic, teratogenic and mutag…
Where corrosive substances are used and there is danger of an employee being splashed thereby, the employer shall provide for use by an employee in case of an emergency— (a) adequate and readily accessible means for drenching with water or any other appropriate substance; and (b) sufficient and suit…
The Cabinet Secretary may, after consultation with the Council, establish or adopt exposure limits on hazardous substances in the workplace so as to protect persons employed.
(1) In every workplace in which, in connexion with any process carried on, there is given off any dust or fume or other impurity of such a character and to such extent as to be likely to be injurious or offensive to the persons employed, or any substantial quantity of dust of any kind, all practicab…
Where work involves exposure to air pollution, noise or vibration or any other adverse working conditions, a medical practitioner may recommend redeployment if he is of the opinion that the employee cannot continue working in that environment.