Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Premises in which steam boilers are used
(1) The provisions of this Act shall apply to any premises (not being premises forming part of a workplace) in which a steam boile…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Premises where part of building is separate workplace
Where a part of a building is let off as a separate workplace, the provisions of this Act shall apply to that part of the building…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Medical surveillance
(1) Where the Cabinet Secretary is satisfied that— (a) cases of illness have occurred which he has reason to believe may be due to…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Protection of eyes in certain processes
(1) Every employer shall provide suitable goggles or effective screens to protect the eyes of person employed engaged in any of th…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Protective clothing and appliances
(1) Every employer shall provide and maintain for the use of employees in any workplace where employees are employed in any proces…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Meals in certain dangerous trades
No person shall be permitted to partake of food or drink where a poisonous or otherwise injurious substance is used so as to give…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Training and supervision of inexperienced workers
(1) No person shall be employed at any machine or in any process, being a machine or process liable to cause ill health or bodily…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Supervision of apprentices and indentured learners
No person undergoing apprenticeship or indentured learnership shall be allowed to attend to any machinery, equipment, tools, plant…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Work processes which may harm persons below eighteen years
Employer shall not allow a person below the apparent age of eighteen years to be employed at any workplace or work process, or per…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Permit to work
(1) An employer shall issue a permit to work to any employee, likely to be exposed to hazardous work processes or hazardous workin…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
First-aid
Every occupier shall provide and maintain so as to be readily accessible, a first-aid box or cupboard of the prescribed standard.
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Facilities for sitting
Every occupier shall provide and maintain, for the use of a person employed whose work is done standing, suitable facilities for s…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Accommodation for clothing
Every occupier shall provide and maintain for the use of a person employed, adequate and suitable accommodation for clothing not w…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Washing facilities
(1) Every occupier shall provide and maintain for the use of persons employed, adequate and suitable facilities for washing, which…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Supply of drinking water
(1) Every occupier shall provide and maintain an adequate supply of wholesome drinking water at suitable points conveniently acces…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Redeployment on medical advice
Where work involves exposure to air pollution, noise or vibration or any other adverse working conditions, a medical practitioner…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Control of air pollution, noise and vibration
(1) In every workplace in which, in connexion with any process carried on, there is given off any dust or fume or other impurity o…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Exposure limits to hazardous substances
The Cabinet Secretary may, after consultation with the Council, establish or adopt exposure limits on hazardous substances in the…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Corrosive substances
Where corrosive substances are used and there is danger of an employee being splashed thereby, the employer shall provide for use…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Classification of hazardous chemicals and substances
Every supplier of chemicals whether as a manufacturer, importer or distributor shall ensure that all chemicals are— (a) classified…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Labelling and marking
(1) Every supplier of hazardous substances, whether as manufacturer, importer or distributor of hazardous substances shall ensure…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Material safety data sheets
(1) Every manufacturer, importer, supplier or distributor of chemicals shall make available to employers, material safety data she…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
The handling, transportation and disposal of chemicals and other hazardous substances
(1) The Director shall, after consulting the Council, establish safety and health requirements based on risk assessments, technica…
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Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A▤
Evacuation procedures
(1) Every occupier of a workplace shall design evacuation procedures to be used during any emergency and have the procedures teste…
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