S.L. 646.11 Art. 11Serious and imminent danger.

(1) An employer shall establish and give effect to appropriate procedures to be followed in the event of serious and imminent danger, and for this purpose shall nominate a sufficient number of competent persons to implement those procedures to be followed when the circumstances or the situation require the evacuation of persons from the place of work.

(2) An employer shall:

(a) as soon as possible inform all workers who are, or may be exposed to serious and imminent danger, of the risk involved, and of the steps taken, or to be taken as regards protection;

(b) take action and give instructions to enable workers in the event of serious, imminent and unavoidable danger, to stop work and, or immediately to leave the work place and proceed to a place of safety;

(c) refrain from asking workers, save in exceptional cases for reasons duly substantiated, to resume work in a working situation where there is still a serious and imminent danger.

(3) An employer shall take no action, disciplinary or otherwise, against a worker who has removed himself from a work situation which the worker had reasonable justification to believe presented an imminent and serious danger to his life or health, or against a workers’ representative who informs any worker of such work situation presenting an imminent and serious danger to life or health.

(4) An employer shall ensure that all workers are able, in the event of serious and imminent danger to their own safety and, or that of other persons, and where the immediate superior responsible cannot be contacted, to take the appropriate steps in the light of their knowledge and the technical means at their disposal, to avoid the consequences of such danger. Their actions shall not place them at any disadvantage, unless they acted carelessly or there was negligence on their part.