Chapter-12 Provisions Relating to Occupation Safety and Health

Section 83: Direction may be issued

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1) The Office may make a sudden or periodic inspection to determine whether or not the employer has made safety- and health-related arrangements.

2) If, while making an inspection pursuant to sub-section (1), it is not found that the employer has made the arrangement for safety and health in the workplace as referred to in this Act or the prevailing law, the Office shall give a direction to the concerned employer specifying the period for making arrangement thereof.

Provided that if it appears that failure to make such arrangement immediately will cause danger to the safety and health of labours or other persons or adverse effect on the environment, it shall give direction indicating the matter to make such arrangement immediately.

3) The Office may give direction to the employer to provide necessary information and details regarding any accident occurred in the workplace, occupational disease or safety and health of labours and other persons.

4) It shall be the duty of the concerned employer to abide by or cause to abide by the direction given pursuant to sub-section (2) or (3).

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