1985 Ed.}
Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations
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(b) the senior occupational health officer has issued a certificate under paragraph (4) that the person is fit to work underground in such an industrial undertaking.
(2) No person under the age of 21 years-
(a) who is employed to work underground in an industrial undertaking to which this Part applies, and
(b) who has been so employed for more than 12 months,
shall be permitted to continue in such employment at any time unless within the preceding period of 12 months-
(i) the proprietor has engaged a medical practitioner to examine the person medically in accordance with paragraph (3); and
(ii) the senior occupational health officer has issued a certificate under paragraph (4) that the person is fit to work underground in such an industrial undertaking:
Provided that a person under the age of 21 years who is employed at the date of commencement of this regulation to work underground in an industrial undertaking to which this Part applies may continue to be so employed for a period not exceeding 3 months from such date, notwithstanding that he has not been examined medically as required under sub-paragraph (i) of this paragraph.
(3) Where any person is required to be examined medically for the purposes of this regulation-
(a) the proprietor of the industrial undertaking in which the person is employed or is to be employed to work underground shall complete Part I of the prescribed medical examination report in duplicate,
(b) the person required to be examined shall complete Part II of the prescribed medical examination report in duplicate, and
(c) a medical practitioner shall carry out a medical examination of the person, and-
(i) complete Part III of the prescribed medical examination report in duplicate in respect of the person,
(ii) forward 1 copy of the completed report to the senior occupational health officer, and
(iii) retain 1 copy of the completed report.
(4) Where the senior occupational health officer receives a medical examination report under paragraph (3) in respect of any person, he shall forthwith forward a certificate in the prescribed form and in accordance with the report to the proprietor of the industrial undertaking by whom the medical practitioner has been engaged.
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 248/82.
L.N. 248/82.
Second Schedule, Form 2.
Second Schedule. Form 2.
Second Schedule, Form 2.
L.N. 248/82.
Second Schedule, Form 3.
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