Sindh Occupational Safety and Health Act 2017 & Rules 2019

Contents:

1. Short title and commencement
2. Applicability of the Act
3. Definitions
4. General Duties of Employer
5. General Duties of Self-employed and employers to persons other than their workers
6. General Duties of persons concerned with premises to persons other than their workers
7. General Duties of persons in control of certain premises in relation to harmful emissions into atmosphere
8. General Duties of worker and volunteer
9. General Duties of Supplier as regards articles and substances for use at work
10. Safety and Health
11. Written statement of Policy
12. Consultation
13. Training of Health and Safety representative
14. Non-Interfere or misuse of certain provisions
15. Precautions against contagious or infectious disease at workplaces
16. Compulsory vaccination and inoculation
17. Registration of workplaces and approval of site, Buildings and other constructions to be used as workplace
18. Appointment of Inspectors
19. Power of Inspectors
20. Notices
21. Appeal against improvement or prohibition notice
22. Power to deal with cause of Imminent danger
23. Notification & Investigation of accidents, dangerous occurrences & occupational illnesses
24. No interference at accident scene
25. Power to direct formal investigation of incidents, accidents and cases of disease
26. Occupational Safety & Health Council Sindh
27. Function of the council
28. Meetings and Quorum of the council
29. Penalties for Offences
30. Penalties for contravention of Act
31. Forgery of Certificate
32. Prosecution of offences and recovery and application of fine
33. Proceeding against State offices
34. Burden of Proof
35. Services and sending of documents
36. Display at the Establishment
37. Limitation for Records
38. Contravention of Law with dangerous results
39. Cognizance of offences
40. Limitation of prosecution
41. Reference to formal investigation in lieu of prosecution in certain cases
42. Contract void
43. Collection of Statistics
44. Transitional Provision
45. Limitation
46. Amendment in Schedules
47. Removal of Difficulties
48. Indemnity
Schedules