Singapore legislation
Clause 17
Clause 17
New section 54A
The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 54 thereof the following new section: —“Poisonous substances54A.—
Poisonous substances in a factory shall be placed under the control of a competent person who has adequate knowledge of the properties of the poisonous substances and their dangers.(2) Warning notices in languages understood by the persons employed in the factory specifying the nature of the danger of the poisonous substances shall be placed at all entrances to or adjoining the poisonous substances.(3) Persons employed in a factory who are liable to be exposed to poisonous substances shall be warned of the hazards involved and of the safety measures to be observed.(4) Labels easily understood by persons employed in the factory shall be affixed to containers of poisonous substances to warn them of the hazards involved.”.