11. Duty of occupier of workplace

Terms defined in s 4

• at work

  at work

  Defined · s 4

  “at work” means — (a) in relation to an employee, all times when the employee is performing work in connection with any trade, business, profession or undertaking carried on by his employer, wherever that work is carried out; (b) in relation to a self-employed person, all times when that person is performing work as a self-employed person, wherever the work is carried out; and (c) in any other case, all times when the person is performing work at the direction of the person who engaged him, wherever the work is carried out;

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• employee

  employee

  Defined · s 4

  “employee” has the meaning ascribed to it by section 6(1);

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• machinery

  machinery

  Defined · s 4

  “machinery” includes — (a) any oil engine, gas engine, steam engine and any other machine in which mechanical movement, either linear, rotated or both, takes place; (b) any steam boiler, gas cylinder, air receiver, steam receiver, steam container or refrigerating plant pressure receiver; (c) any appliance for transmission of power by ropes, belts, chains, driving straps or bands or gearing; and (d) any electrical generator or electrical motor, but does not include any machinery used solely for the propulsion of vehicles;

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• occupier

  occupier

  Defined · s 4

  “occupier”, in relation to any premises or part of any premises, means — (a) in the case of a factory where a certificate of registration or a factory permit has to be obtained in relation to the premises pursuant to any regulations, the person who is, or is required to be, the holder of that certificate or permit; and (b) in the case of any other premises, the person who has charge, management or control of those premises either on his own account or as agent of another person, whether or not he is also the owner of those premises;

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• premises

  premises

  Defined · s 4

  “premises” includes any place whether enclosed or built on or not, whether situated underground or under water and, in particular, includes — (a) any building, vehicle, vessel or aircraft; (b) any structure, whether a fixed structure or a movable structure such as a tent; and (c) a part of any premises, including a part of premises of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);

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• workplace

  workplace

  Defined · s 4

  “workplace” has the meaning ascribed to it by section 5(1);

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