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TTO-2006-L-74554
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Title_of_text
Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act (Act No. 3 of 2006)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Trinidad and Tobago
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2006-02-10
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends sections 4 (interpretation), 6 (general duties of employers to their employees), 8 and 9 (duties of occupiers), 10 (general duties of employees at work), 15 (refusal to work), 16 (refusal to report), 18 (investigation by inspector), 19 (employee to be available), 21 (entitlement to be paid), 25 (dangerous fumes, etc.), 26 (fire), 34 (noise and vibration), 37 (medical examination), 39 (drinking water), 43 (first aid), 46 (notification of accidents), 48 (notification of occupational disease), 57, 58, 59 (construction of factories), 65 (Occupational Safety and Health Authority), 71, 72, 74 and 79 (inspections), 83 (criminal and other remedies), 85 (penalties) and 86 (fines in case of death).
Adds a new section 13A on annual risk assessment and repeals section 25 G (risk assessment).
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2004-01-30 (TTO-2004-L-67864)
Occupational Safety and Health Act (Cap. 88:08).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Publisher
Parliament
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
URL
http://www.ttparliament.org/bills/acts/2006/a2006-03.pdf
File
TTO74554.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Trinidad and Tobago Gazette
Date
2006-02-14
Volume
Legal Supplement Part A
Number
No. 27
Page range
pp. 38-48