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Section 9: Duties of architect, project engineer and designer.

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020Central Act · Act 37 of 2020

(1) It shall be the duty of the architect, project engineer or designer responsible for any building or other construction work or the design of any project or part thereof relating to such building or other construction work to ensure that, at the planning stage, due consideration is given to the safety and health aspects of the building workers and employees who are employed in the erection, operation and execution of such projects and structures as the case may be.

(2) Adequate care shall be taken by the architect, project engineer and other professionals involved in the project referred to in sub-section (1), not to include anything in the design which would involve the use of dangerous structures or other processes or materials, hazardous to health or safety of building workers and employees during the course of erection, operation and execution as the case may be.

(3) It shall also be the duty of the professionals, involved in designing the buildings structures or other construction projects, to take into account the safety aspects associated with the maintenance and upkeep of the structures and buildings where maintenance and upkeep may involve such hazards as may be notified by the appropriate Government.

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ActThe Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Section9
Marginal noteDuties of architect, project engineer and designer.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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