Cap. 646 Art. 3Applicability of this Act.

This Act shall apply to all workplaces and to all sectors of work activity, both public and private, and to all work activities, including those carried out by self-employed persons but shall not apply to those specific activities carried out by members of a disciplined force or a civil protection service, having characteristics particular to an activity by the disciplined force inevitably conflicting with this Act, including activities relating to civil emergencies, public order, national security or operations by the military:

Provided that with regard to the exclusions mentioned in the previous paragraph, the health and safety of the workers concerned shall be protected for the purposes of the scope of this Act:

Provided further that the phrase "operations by the military" shall exclude any action antecedent to the operation.