Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

243.   Participation in training

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    (1)   In addition to providing information and instruction to an employee as required by section 242(2)(a), an employer shall ensure that an employee exposed or likely to be exposed to a hazardous chemical or to a hazardous physical agent receives, and participates in, such instruction and training as may be prescribed.

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    (2)   The instruction and training to be given under subsection (1), shall be developed and implemented by the employer in consultation with the committee or safety and health representative, if any, for the workplace.

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    (3)   An employer shall review, in consultation with the committee or safety and health representative, if any, for the workplace, the training and instruction provided to an employee and his or her familiarity therewith at least annually.

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    (4)   The review referred to in subsection (3), shall be held more frequently than annually, if—

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      (a)     the employer, on the advice of the committee or safety and health representative if any, for the workplace, determines that such reviews are necessary; or

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      (b)     there is a change in circumstances that may affect the safety or health of employees.