This provision sets out the general duties of TNPA (CE as the section 16(2) appointment) in relation to the provision of safe working environment to its employees and this includes
1. Provide and maintain a system of work, plant and machinery that are safe and without risks to the health of employees.
2. Take reasonable steps which will eliminate or mitigate any hazard or potential hazard to the safety or health of employees, before resorting to PPE.
3. Make arrangements to ensure that the safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage or transport of articles or substances.
4. Establish what hazards to the health or safety of persons are attached to any work which is performed, any article or substance used, handled, stored or transported and any plant or machinery which is used in TNPA's business and the CE must further establish what precautionary measures should be taken with respect to such work, article, substance, plant or machinery in order to protect the health and safety of persons, and must provide the necessary means to apply such precautionary measures.
5. Provide information, instructions, training and supervision to ensure, as far as is reasonable, the health and safety at work of his employees.
6. Not allow any employee to do any work or to process, use, handle, store or transport any article or substance or to operate any plant or machinery, unless the precautionary measured stated above have been taken.
7. Take all necessary measures to ensure that the requirements of the OHSA are complied with by every person in its employ or on premises under its control where plant or machinery is used.
8. Enforce any measures that is necessary in the interest of health and safety.
9. Ensure that work is performed and that plant or machinery is used under the general supervision of a person trained to understand the hazards associated with it and who have the authority to ensure that precautionary measures are implemented.
10. Inform all employees about their duties as well.