Occupational Health & Safety Act

Employer Duties – Section 25 (1) & (2)

Employer shall ensure,

• equipment, materials & protective devices required are provided;
• maintained in good condition;
• used as required;
• workers – trained & aware of hazards;
• take all reasonable precautions to protect worker’s health & safety.

Supervisor’s Duties – Section 27 (1) & (2)
A supervisor shall ensure that a worker,

• works in the manner & with protective devices, measures & procedures required by this Act & the regulations;
• uses or wears equipment, protective devices or clothing the employer requires;
• advise workers of any potential or actual health & safety danger;
• take every precaution reasonable to protect workers health & safety.

Worker’s Duties – Section 28 (1) & (2)
A worker shall,

• work in compliance with Act & regs;
• use or wear equipment, protective devices or clothing employer requires;
• report to employer/supervisor any known;
• hazards, missing or defective equipment or protective device
• contravention of Act or regs., rules, policies, etc.

Workers shall NOT

• remove or make ineffective any protective device required by regs. or the employer,
• work in a manner that endangers themselves or any worker,
• engage in any horseplay.