AB 8
CAP. 59]
[1988 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
(b) observe the safety precautions stated on the label of the container holding that substance or on the notice displayed near that substance;
(c) take such other precautions as are reasonable to prevent that substance from causing bodily injury to himself or others;
(d) make full and proper use of the protective clothing and equipment (if any) provided by the proprietor of the industrial undertaking; and
(e) leave the protective clothing and equipment (if any) when not in use in the storage place provided.
Misuse of labels, notices, and protective clothing and equipment
14. No person employed in a specified industrial undertaking shall misuse or interfere with any label, notice, or protective clothing or equipment provided by the proprietor of that undertaking in accordance with these regulations.
Prohibition against eating, drinking and smoking
15. No person employed in a specified industrial undertaking who works with or is likely to come into contact with a dangerous substance to which these regulations apply shall eat, drink or smoke in any room in which that substance is present.
PART IV
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Offences by proprietors
16. (1) The proprietor of an industrial undertaking in respect of which regulation 5 or 6 is contravened commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $30,000.
(2) A proprietor who contravenes regulation 11 commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $30,000.
(3) A proprietor who contravenes regulation 12 commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $20,000.
Offences by persons employed
17. Any person who contravenes regulation 13, 14 or 15 commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
Defences
18. In any proceedings for an offence under regulation 16(1) in respect of an alleged contravention of regulation 5 or 6 it shall be a defence for any person to prove that--
(a) he took all precautions that were reasonably practicable to avoid the commission of the offence; or