S.L. 646.11 Art. 6Evaluation by the employer.

(1) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, an employer shall evaluate risks to occupational health and safety, inter alia in the choice of work equipment, the chemical substances or chemical preparations used, the work practices or activities, and the design and fitting-out of work places, as well as the workers’ capabilities to carry out safely the task or tasks entrusted to them.

(2) Subsequent to the evaluation referred to in the preceding subregulation, and as necessary, the employer shall take all necessary measures to prevent occupational risks to health and safety, and shall control those factors which are likely to give rise to accidents or which create a risk to occupational health and, or safety including where necessary by changing the working and production methods, so as to assure an improvement in the level of protection afforded to workers with regard to health and safety: Provided that such measures shall be integrated into all the activities and at all hierarchical levels within the undertaking and, or establishment.

(3) It shall be the duty of an employer to ensure that the planning and introduction of new technologies are the subject of consultation with the workers and, or their representatives, as regards the consequences of the choice of equipment, the working conditions and the working environment for the safety and health of workers.

(4) An employer shall take appropriate steps to ensure that only workers who have received adequate and suitable training may have access to areas where there is serious and specific danger.