Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

240.   Copy of inventory to be made available

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    (1)   A copy of the most recent version of the inventory and of a chemical safety data sheet in respect of hazardous chemicals in a workplace shall be—

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      (a)     made available by the employer in the workplace in such a manner as to be accessible and to allow examination by the employees;

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      (b)     furnished by the employer to the committee or safety and health representative, if any, for the workplace or to an employee selected by the employees to represent them if there is no committee or safety and health representative;

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      (c)     furnished by the employer on request, to the medical inspector of the district in which the workplace is located;

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      (d)     furnished by the employer on request, to the Chief Fire Officer; and

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      (e)     filed by the employer with the Department of Labour on request.

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    (2)   The Department of Labour, at the request of any person with a relevant interest, shall request an employer to furnish a copy of the most recent version of the inventory or of an unexpired chemical safety data sheet, as the case may be.

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    (3)   At the request of any person with a relevant interest, the Department of Labour shall make available to the person, for inspection, a copy of any inventory or chemical safety data sheet requested by the person and in the possession of the Department of Labour.

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    (4)   The Department of Labour shall not disclose the name of any person who makes a request under subsection (2) or (3).

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    (5)   An employer who makes a chemical safety data sheet readily accessible on a computer terminal at a workplace—

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      (a)     shall take all reasonable steps necessary to keep the terminal in working order;

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      (b)     shall give an employee upon request a copy of the chemical safety data sheet; and

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      (c)     shall teach all employees who work with or in proximity to hazardous chemicals, the safety and health representative, if any, at the workplace and the members of the committee, how to retrieve the chemical safety data sheet on the computer terminal.