Duties of Occupier of Premises

Duties of Occupier of Premises
Occupier of premises means a person who has any degree of control over the premises where a workplace is located. If an employee's workplace is located on premises that are not under the control of his employer, occupier of the premises has the duties to ensure that the premises, the means of access to and egress from the premises and any plant or substances kept at the premises are, so far as reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health.

For example, the consignment counters selling proprietary products in an emporium, where the sales persons are not employees of the emporium, the persons' safety and health at work shall be the responsibility of their employer while operator of the emporium shall have the duties of occupier of the premises. The operator shall have the duties to make overall arrangements for safety and health at the premises like fire prevention, means of escape, ventilation, first aid, sanitary facilities etc.

Duties of Employees

An employee must so far as reasonably practicable, take care for the safety and health of himself and of other persons who are at the workplace. He must also co-operate with his employer or other person so far as may be necessary to enable safety and health requirements are complied with.

"Reasonably Practicable"

"So far as reasonably practicable" must assess, on the one hand, the risks of a particular work activity or environment and on the other hand, the physical difficulties, time, expenses and even "trouble" which would be involved in taking steps to avoid the risks.

Improvement Notice and Suspension Notice

The Commissioner for Labour may serve on employer or occupier
1. Improvement Notice requiring the rectification of contravention against safety legislation within specified period ; and
2. Suspension Notice requiring suspension of an activity or use of premises or of any plant or substance where there is imminent risk of death or serious bodily injury.

Employer or occupier served with a Suspension Notice has the right of applying to the Commissioner for a review He may also appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board if he is affected by the decision of the Commissioner. However, during the review or appeal, the Suspension Notice remains in force.

A brief guide to OS&H ordinance

Purposes of the Ordinance

* To ensure the safety and health of employees when they are at work;

* To prescribe measures that will make the workplaces of employees safer and healthier for them;

* To improve the safety and health standards applicable to certain hazardous processes, plant and substances used or kept in workplaces; and

* To improve the safety and health aspects of working environments of employees.

The Ordinance is applicable, with only a few exceptions, to all employers and occupiers of premises where workplaces are located. It also binds the government. Domestic premises where the only employees are domestic servants, and places where only self-employed persons work are not workplaces under the Ordinance.
An employee is at work only during the time when he is actually at a workplace. An employee is not regarded at work when he is being conveyed as a passenger in a car, ferry or other vehicle in circumstances no different from that of an ordinary passenger.

Some aspects on this post talk about duties of employers:

General Duties of Employers

Every employer must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure the safety and health at work of all his employees. His duties include:

* provide and maintain plant and system of work that are safe and without risks to health;

* make arragements for ensuring safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage or transport of plant or substances;

* provide information, instruction, training and supervision as may be necessary to ensure the safety and health at work;

* maintain workplace including the means of access to and egress from the workplace in a condition that is safe and without risks to health; and

* provide and maintain workplace and working environment that are safe and without risks to health.

But have you questioned yourself about your duties and have you thought what ordinance means?

ORDINANCE:
* regulation: an authoritative rule
* a statute enacted by a city government
* ordination: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"

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Now, you must think in your duties... I'll post them here tomorrow.

Purpose of creating a blog

A blog is an online journal that allows post information, opinions, thoughts and other material online. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important feature of the blogs.

Purpose of Blogging:
The major purpose of creating a blog is to get exposed to the online world with views and outlooks. The following are some other popular purposes of blogging –

Channel for expressing thoughts: A blog is one of the best and effective channels to express personal views and thoughts. Many bloggers use their blogs to post their opinions on some topics they are interested or proficient in.

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Entertainment module: There are many blogs run online merely run for entertainment purposes like Vlog, Photologs, Podcasts, etc. A blog, which focuses on music, movie videos, wallpapers and photos, etc., is called an entertainment blog.

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The flexibility and ease of blogging resulted in the adaptation of blogs for various purposes. The constant search for new elements by the blogging service providers has resulted in many advanced features and options for the bloggers. These features are helping the bloggers to take the advantage of the blogs for various purposes.

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