33. Personal protective equipment

(1)

It shall be the duty of —

(a)

the employer of any person who carries out any work in a worksite which requires any protection referred to in paragraph (2); or

(b)

the principal under whose direction any person carries out any work referred to in sub-paragraph (a) in a worksite, to provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable, the appropriate personal protective equipment to the person.

(2)

The protection referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows:

(a)

eye protection;

(b)

fall protection;

(c)

foot protection;

(d)

hand protection;

(e)

head protection;

(f)

hearing protection; and

(g)

respiratory protection.

Subregulation 1