Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

213.   Notice of assessment of risk

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    (1)   Where, during an inspection, it appears to the Department of Labour that any building or part of a building, or any part of the ways, machinery or plant, in an industrial establishment is in such a condition as to be likely to cause risk of bodily injury to, or to endanger the safety of persons employed in connection with the industrial establishment or any class of such persons, the Department of Labour may serve on the employer or person in control of the establishment a notice in writing—

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      (a)     requiring the occupier, before a date to be specified in the notice

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        (i)     to furnish such drawings, specifications and other particulars as may be necessary to determine whether such building or part of the building, or such part of the ways, machinery or plant can be used without risk of bodily injury or danger to safety,

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        (ii)     to carry out such tests as may be necessary to determine the strength or quality of any specified parts of a building, ways, machinery or plant and to inform the Department of Labour of the results of such tests, or

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      (b)     specifying the measures which should be adopted to remove the risk of bodily injury, or the danger to safety as aforesaid, and requiring such measures to be carried out before a date to be specified in the notice.

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    (2)   Where, during an inspection, it appears to the Department of Labour that the use of any building or part of a building, or any part of the ways, machinery or plant, in an industrial establishment involves imminent risk of bodily injury, or imminent danger to the safety of persons employed in connection with the industrial establishment or any class of such persons, or to the public, the Department of Labour may serve on the employer or person in control of the industrial establishment, a notice in writing prohibiting such use until the building or part of the building, or part of the ways, machinery or plant, has been repaired or altered in such a manner as to remove such imminent risk or danger.