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MWI-1997-L-57356
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Title_of_text
Occupational Safety, Health and Welfare Act, 1997 (No. 21 of 1997).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Malawi
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-08-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Makes provision for the regulation of conditions of employment in workplaces with regard to safety, health and welfare of employees; for the inspection of certain plant and machinery; for the prevention and regulation of accidents occurring to persons employed or authorised to go into the workplace, and for some related matters. Part II deals with registration of workplaces, Part III with duties and responsibilites of employers and employees, Part IV with health and welfare, Part V with machinery safety, Part VI with health and safety, Party VII with notification and investigation of accidents, dangerous occurences and industrial diseases, Part VIII with records, Part IX with administrative matters, and Part X with offences, penalties and legal proceedings.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Malawi Legal Information Institute
Country
Malawi
URL
http://www.malawilii.org
File
MWI57356.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Government Gazette
Date
1997-08-29
Number
No. 21
Page range
pp. 1-58