Labour Code 2012 - Government of Montserrat

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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
MONTSERRATLABOUR CODE, 2012No. 20 of 2012(e) where a person is employed in any processinvolving exposure to wet or to any injurious oroffensive substance, suitable protective clothing andappliances are provided and maintained;(f) where a process involves heat or steam or extremecold, facilities adequate to protect employees fromthe heat, steam or cold are provided and maintained;and(g) adequate signage to warn employees and the publicof potential dangers at the workplace areprominently displayed.106. Protective clothing and devices(1) An operator of a workplace shall ensure that he providesa person entering an area in a workplace where he or sheis likely to be exposed to the risk of head, eye, ear, handor foot injury, injury from air contaminant or any otherbodily injury, with suitable protective clothing ordevices of an approved standard and adequateinstructions in the use of the protective clothing ordevices.(2) An operator of a workplace shall ensure that no personis permitted to be in an area mentioned in subsection (1)unless he or she is wearing the protective clothing ordevice provided under that subsection.(3) The operator of a workplace shall conspicuously displayin areas where protective clothing or devices arerequired to be worn, a notice to that effect.107. Hazardous chemicals(1) The operator of a workplace shall—(a) ensure that all hazardous chemicals present in theworkplace are labelled in a way easilyunderstandable by the employees or are identified inthe prescribed manner;67
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