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Exemptions
No applications were received under the exemption provisions
of Section 46 of this Act.
Notification of Accidents
Notice of an accident in the prescribed form is required to be
sent to the appropriate enforcing authority if it occurs in any
premises to which the Act applies and causes loss of life or disables
an employee for more than three days from doing his usual work.
Of the 54 notifications received during the year, in only three
cases was it considered necessary to write to the firms concerned
suggesting alternative measures in order to prevent a recurrence of
similar accidents.
I am happy to report all of the cases notified were non-fatal
and mostly of a minor nature. The respective District Public
Health Inspector investigated each case and proffered advice where
necessary.
It is noticeable that, on the whole, accidents are mainly notified
by large and established organisations such as multiple stores,
supermarkets, etc. Small offices and shops appear either unaware of
their responsibility or fail to report any accidents that may occur
to their employees.
Each quarter a return is made to the Ministry of Labour of
notification of accidents. The reported accidents and their analysis
for the year under review are summarised in the following tables:—