Labour Code 2012 - Government of Montserrat

MONTSERRATLABOUR CODE, 2012No. 20 of 2012104. WelfareThe operator of a workplace shall, as the particularcircumstances require—(a) make available adequate supply of wholesomedrinking water;(b) provide and maintain suitable washing facilities;(c) provide accommodation for clothing not wornduring working hours and for the drying of workclothing;(d) provide and maintain suitable facilities foremployees to sit during the course of theiremployment;(e) provide and maintain readily accessible first aidequipment;(f) provide and maintain other facilities such ascanteen, mess rooms and rest rooms, as arereasonable under the circumstances; and(g) wheelchair access.105. Special protective measuresIt is the responsibility of the operator of a workplace, asthe particular circumstances require, to ensure that—(a) a person is not permitted to take food or drink into aroom where lead, arsenic or any poisonoussubstance is used;(b) suitable goggles or protective screens are providedto protect the eyes of any persons employed in aprocess involving a special risk of injury to theeyes;(c) where a work process involves a reasonablepossibility of injury to an employee’s body, suitableprotective equipment is furnished;(d) an employee is not required manually to lift, carryor move anything in excess of the maximum weightspecified by any enactment;66