Singapore legislation

Section 11

Duties of licensees to employees

(1)

Every licensee shall provide and maintain so far as is practicable for employees who are exposed or likely to be exposed to radiations a working environment that is safe and without risks to health.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), every licensee shall —

(a)

protect or cause to be protected all employees from exposure to radiations;

(b)

provide such information, instruction, training and supervision to employees as are necessary to enable the employees to perform their work in a manner that is safe and without risks to health;

(c)

submit such particulars as the Director may require regarding every employee who is likely to be exposed to any radiation;

(d)

provide any prescribed monitoring equipment or devices and require all employees to wear personnel monitoring devices; and

(e)

provide all employees with prescribed medical examinations by approved registered medical practitioners.

(3)

The registered medical practitioners performing medical examinations under subsection (2)(e) shall give notice to the Director in the approved form of all employees whose health is affected, or is reasonably suspected to be affected, by radiations.

(4)

If the Director is satisfied that it is detrimental to the health of any employee if he continues to be exposed to radiations, the licensee shall not permit or require that employee —

(a)

to perform any duty which will or is likely to cause the employee to be exposed to radiations; or

(b)

to work in any place where the employee will be or is likely to be exposed to radiations.

(5)

For the purposes of this section —

(a)

“employee” includes an independent contractor engaged by a licensee and any employee of the independent contractor; and

(b)

the duties of a licensee shall extend to such an independent contractor and the independent contractor’s employees, in relation to matters over which the licensee —

(i)

has control; or

(ii)

would have had control but for any agreement between the licensee and the independent contractor to the contrary.

Read in full context — Radiation Protection Act →