Regulations, 1996

L.N. 2l or 1996

OCC UPATIONAL HEALTII AND SAFETY

(PROMOTION) ACT, lm

(ACT NO. VII Of 1994)

"'aetories (Health, Slirety and WC'lrare) (A mendment)

Regulations, 1996

IN exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 16 of the

Occupational Health and Safety (PromOlion) Act. 1994. the Minister of

Education and 11uman Resources. in consultation with the Commission

for the Promotion of Occupational Health and Safety . has made the

following regulations: -

I . TIlese regulations mlly becited as the Factories (Health. Safety 0.. ....

and Welfare) (Amendment) Regulations. 1996. lind shall be read and

construed as one wi th the Factories (Health, Safety and Welfare) L..N S!

Regulations. 1986. hereinafter rererred to as "the principal regulations". 011916

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended as A_ ........ I_

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follows:-

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(a) the whole provision shllll be renumbered as paragraph

(I) thereof

(b) in paragraph ( I) as renumbered. immediately before the

definition of " Director" thcre shall be insened the following

definition :-

" "Act" means the Occupational Health and Safety

(PromOlion) Act . 1994: ": and

immediately after paraSrllph (I) as renumbered, there

(e)

shall be added the follow ing new paragraph:-

.. (2) In these regulations. words and e~ press i ons

defined in the Act shall have the same meaning as they have

in these regulations, and the provisions of these regulations

shall be read and construed in conjunction with the said Act.".

For regul ation 56 of the principal regulations there shall be S-oboIiI ....

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substituted the following:-

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56. ( I)

Every employer shall give to inspectors all

reasonable facil ities and all such infonnation they may require

for the purpose of ascertai ning whether the provisions of the

Act and the regulations operative by vinue of the Act are

bei ng complied with.

(2) For the purpose of carrying into effect any of

these re gulutions an inspector may c:'lcrcise the powers set

oUI below: -

to take with him a member ofthc Police force

(a)

to ensure the execution of his dl.llY;

to take measurements, photographs or

( b)

recordings as he considers necessary for the purpose of

any examination or investigation

(e)

to lake samples of any anicle or substance

found in the workplace or within its curtilage or outside

in its vic ini ty for the purposes o rlhe Act and ensure Ihal

they arc available for use as evidence in any proceedings

taken by virtue of the provisions of the Act;

(d) to inspect any book or document in possession

of Ihe employer the keeping of which is prescri bed by

the act or by any regulations made thereunder or any

other book or document held by the employer and

inspection of which is required for the investigation of

issues relating to health and safety at that place of work;

~d

(e) for the purposes of a prosecution for any

offence under the Act, to disclose 10 the cou rt such results

or information he receives or CQllc:cts during the course

of his investigations.

(3) No person shall molest or disturb inspectors

in the performance of their du ties or provide them with

misleading information or break or tamper with any seal or

with any monitoring equipment installed. put up or left by

them in a place of work oron a worker in the case of personal

monitoring equipment. ...

4 . Regulations 58. 59 and 60 oflhe principal regulations shall be

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