Hazardous substances
41.—(1)  All hazardous substances in a workplace shall be placed under the control of a competent person who has adequate knowledge of the properties of the hazardous substances and their dangers.
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(2)  Adequate warning notices in languages understood by all persons at work in a workplace specifying the nature of the danger of the hazardous substances shall be placed —
(a)at all entrances to any workroom; and
(b)at appropriate locations,
where the hazardous substances are used or present.
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(3)  Persons at work in a workplace who are liable to be exposed to hazardous substances shall be warned of the hazards involved and the precautionary measures to be taken.
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(4)  All hazardous substances in a workplace shall be kept, stored, used, handled or disposed of in such a manner as not to pose a risk to the health and safety of any person at work in the workplace.
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(5)  It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to comply with paragraphs (1) to (4).
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(6)  Any person at work in a workplace who wilfully or recklessly does any act that may result in any other person being exposed to hazardous substances shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
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