business by such accidents.
-AIS must meet the requirements of under the ILO Code of practices (COP) Occupational safety
and health convention 1981, C155 and Recommendation R164, identifies some basic general
legal duties of employers towards their employees in Article 16.That the employers shall be
required to ensure that so far as is reasonably practicable the work place machinery,
equipment’s and process under their control or safe and without risk to health and ensure that
employers shall require to provide necessary adequate PPE,s to prevent adverse effect on health
.
-Similarly Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 1974 shows act places a legal duty on
employers to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety, and welfare of
employees, and to ensure that employees and others are kept safe. Under the Act you have an
obligation to ensure any potential risk of work-related violence is eliminated or controlled. AIS is
legally responsible for welfare, health and safety in the workplace and use the term “so far as is
reasonably practicable”, which has to set the objectives that workplace should be safe place to
work. Failure to providing safe workplace, AIS may be fine or start prosecution fora safety failing.
AIS has to set objectives and follow to ensure that meeting the compliance needs of legislations
and to avoid criminal and /or civil prosecutions, convictions, punishment and compensatory-
where employees are able to sue in the civil courts for compensations.
Justification for action 1
Action
Segregation of compressed gas cylinders, arranging trolley for all compressed gas cylinder and
displaying signage’s for working area using gas cylinders (Hazard Category-Fire)
Specific legal arguments
According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulation 1910.253 (Excerpt)
(b)(2)(ii) cylinders shall be stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 feet
(6.1m) from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior. Cylinders should be stored in
assigned places away from elevators, stairs, or gangways. Assigned storage spaces shall be located
where cylinders will not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to
tampering by unauthorized persons. Cylinders shall not be kept in unventilated enclosures such as
lockers and cupboards”
Moreover, AIS is complying with ILO Convention and Recommendations as well as the SAUDI specific
legislation and API standard as required by project specification. The International Labor Organization
(ILO) sets out a Recommendation on Occupational Safety and Health (R164) that supplements
Convention C155. Part IV of the Recommendation specifically states that the undertaking
(organization) must: • provide and maintain workplaces, machinery, and equipment, and use work
methods, which are as safe and without risk to health as is reasonably practicable.
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