Relevant requirement | Clauses and/or subclauses | Remarks |
Factories, Offices and Shops Act 1970 administered by Factories Inspectorate Department (FID) | ||
Register construction site with FID | 6 - 8 |
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Report workplace accidents to FID | 6 - 8 |
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Provide wholesome drinking water on site | 20 |
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Provide toilet facilities on site | 19 |
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Provide personal protective equipment for workers | 25 |
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Take preventive measures to control or prevent specific hazards on sites eg noise, vibration, manual handling, and fire. | 26, 27 & 31 |
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Supervision of the health of employees where necessary. |
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Ensure safe access and egress to construction site. |
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Ensure the design and construction of structures should ensure workers safety and users of the facility. | 33 - 35 |
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The provision of fencing and safeguards for the safety of workers on site. | 38 - 40 |
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Keeping records of lifting machines and appliances on site and ensuring they are of sound construction, properly maintained and precautionary measures taken during their operation. | 31, 43 - 47 |
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Take precautionary measures to prevent injury and explosions because of dust, gas, vapour present in work environment. | 48 - 49 |
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Ensuring steam boilers, receivers and containers and air receivers are of sound construction, properly maintained and precautionary measures taken to ensure their operation. | 50 |
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Providing training for machine operators and persons employed in processes likely to cause injury. | 36 |
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Ensuring workers work under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions | 118(1) |
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Provide and maintain at site, plant and system of work that are safe and without risk to health. | 118(2)(a) |
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Ensuring safety and absence of risks to health in connection with use, handling, storage and transport of materials. | 118(2)(b) |
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Provide training, instruction, information and supervision to ensure health and safety at work. |
118(2)(c) |
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Take steps to prevent contamination of the site by, and protect workers from toxic gases, noxious substances, vapours, dust fumes mists and other substances. | 118(2)(d) |
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Provide at no cost to workers Personal protective equipment. | 118(2)(e) |
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Provide suitable washing facilities and toilets and other facilities for cleansing and drying. |
118(2)(f) |
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Provide clean and adequate drinking water on site. | 118(2)(g) |
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Prevent occupational accidents and injury by minimizing the causes of hazards on site. |
118(2)(h) |
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