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Section 18B

Duty to conduct and implement risk assessment

of Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994

ActIn forceProvision 24 of 95
Section 18B
(1)

Every employer, self-employed person or principal shall conduct a risk assessment in relation to the safety and health risk posed to any person who may be affected by his undertaking at the place of work.

(2)

Where a risk assessment indicates that risk control is required to eliminate or reduce the safety and health risk, the employer, self-employed person or principal shall implement such control.

(3)

For the purposes of this section, “risk assessment” means the process of evaluating the risks to safety and health arising from hazards at work and determining the appropriate measures for risk control.

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Penalty for an offence under section 15, 16, 17, 18, 18A or 18B