Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

260.   Duties of employees

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    (1)   An employee shall—

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      (a)     work in compliance with the provisions of this Act and the Regulations made thereunder;

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      (b)     use or wear protective devices or clothing that the employer requires to be used or worn at the workplace;

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      (c)     report to his or her employer the absence of or defect in any equipment or protective clothing or device of which the worker is aware and which may endanger himself or herself or another employee;

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      (d)     report to his or her employer any contravention of this Act or the Regulations or the presence of any hazard of which he or she is aware;

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      (e)     take care of the protective, clothing or devices issued by the employer to that employee; and

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      (f)     exercise reasonable care in his or her work and at the workplace so as not to cause injury to self and others.

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    (2)   An employee shall not—

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      (a)     remove or make ineffective any protective device required by his or her employer;

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      (b)     use or operate any equipment, machine, device or article in a manner that may endanger himself or herself or any other worker; or

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      (c)     at the workplace, engage in any conduct which may cause harm to the safety and health of any person.

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    (3)   Where an employee is required to make use of a temporary protective device, the employee shall notify the employer who shall provide the temporary protective device.

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    (4)   An employee shall not be required to operate equipment or machinery without the use of any protective device required by his or her employer.