Lawyerment - Case and Codes - Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994

(1) The Minister may make regulations for or with respect to the safety, health and welfare of persons at work in order to achieve the objects of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), such regulations may

(a) regulate or prohibit

(i) the manufacture, supply or use of any plant;

(ii) the manufacture, supply, storage, transport or use of any substance; and

(iii) the carrying on of any process or the carrying out of any operation;

(b) prescribe the requirements with respect to the design, construction, guarding, siting, installation, commissioning, examination, repair, maintenance, alteration, adjustment, dismantling, testing, marking or inspection of any plant;

(d) prescribe the time and the manner in which employers or other specified persons are required to examine, text, analyze, label or mark any substance;

(e) prescribe the requirements to abstain from eating, drinking or smoking in any circumstances involving risk of absorption of any substance or risk of injury or poisoning arising out of the use of any substance;

(f) prescribe the requirements with respect to the instruction, training and supervision of persons at work;

(g) prescribe the procedure for employers to notify any accident, dangerous occurrence, occupational poisoning or occupational disease;

(h) prescribe the arrangements to be made with respect to the taking of any action or precaution to avoid, or in event of, any accident or dangerous occurrence;

(i) prohibit or require the taking of any action in the event of any accident or dangerous occurrence;

(j) prescribe the requirements with respect to the provision and use in specified circumstances of protective clothing or equipment and rescue equipment;

(k) prescribe the standards in relation to the use of, including standards of exposure to, any physical, biological, chemical or psychological

(l) regulate and require the monitoring by employers or occupiers of conditions at a place of work including the health of their employees;

(m) secure the provision of adequate welfare facilities by employers for persons at work;

(n) require the employers to keep and preserve records and other documents;

(o) prescribe the composition, powers, functions and procedures of safety and health committees and regulate the election or appointment of members of the committees and other related matters;

(p) prescribe the manner of holding inquiries under section 33 and of hearing appeals under section 36 or 50;

(q) prescribe the fees payable or chargeable for doing any act or providing any service for the purposes of this Act or any regulation made thereunder;

(r) prescribe the offenses which may be compounded and the method and procedure to be complied with:

(s) prescribe the requirements for engaging a medical officer and the procedures for the registration of the medical officer;

(t) prescribe the requirements for employing a safety and health officer, the training required of a safety and health officer and the procedures for registration;

(u) prescribe any other matter which may appear to the Minister to be expedient or necessary for the better carrying out of the Act.