Rights and Standards at Work Act, 1727

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RIGHTS AND STANDARDS AT WORK ACT, 1727

Ordered, by the Cortes Federales of Nouvelle Alexandrie,
to be Printed, 1727 AN.

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BE IT ENACTED by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Cortes Federales, in this present 7th session assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1. CITATION.

1. This Act shall be officially cited as the “Rights and Standards at Work Act, 1727”.

2. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. 1. Part III of the Right and Standards at Work Act, 1706 is amended by the inclusion of a new Article 7b, to read as follows:

"7B. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

1. There is hereby created within the Department of Labor, an Occupational Health and Safety Administration. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration shall have the duty to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of Part III of the Right and Standards at Work Act, 1706, as amended by this Act, and shall curate and publish data on occupational health and safety at the national, regional, and local levels. It shall submit an annual report to the Council of State and the Cortes Federales.

a. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary of Labor. The Administrator shall be assisted by a Senior Deputy Administrator, a Deputy Administrator for Administration, a Deputy Administrator for Operations, and two further Deputy Administrators, appointed by, and serving at the pleasure of the Secretary of Labor, upon recommendation of the Administrator. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration shall have such staffing pattern as approved by the Administrator. b. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration shall have its primary office at Cárdenas, and shall have regional offices at the regional capitals, at state capitals, and in all municipalities and special cities, and shall have visitorial authority to conduct inspections of any establishment to ensure its compliance with the law."

2. Part II, Article 7, Section 2 of the Disaster Management Act, 1715 is amended by the inclusion of an additional sentence, to read as follows: "The Occupational Health and Safety Administration, represented by the Administrator, shall be a member of the Federal Emergency Management Council."

3. Part II, Article 8, Section 2 of the Disaster Management Act, 1715 is amended by the inclusion of an additional sentence, to read as follows: "The Occupational Health and Safety Administration, represented by the Administrator or their designees, shall be a member of the Safety Policy Coordination Committee."

4. Part II, Article 9 of the Disaster Management Act, 1715 is amended by the inclusion of an additional Section 7, to read as follows: "The regional or local office of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, as applicable, shall be a member of the regional and local Emergency and Disaster Management Committees."

5. Part II, Article 11 of the Disaster Management Act, 1715 is amended by the inclusion of an additional Section 5, to read as follows: "The Occupational Health and Safety Administration, represented by the Administrator or their designees, shall be a member of the Private-Public Cooperative Safety Management Committee.

6. The annual budget of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration shall be included in the annual budget of the Department of Labor. There is appropriated an initial amount of one billion ecus from funds not otherwise appropriated, for the use of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

3. WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY.

1. Every workplace employing 11 or more individuals are obliged to employ a Health and Safety Officer, as well as an additional Health and Safety Officer for every 20 individuals employed by them. Where there are more than one Health and Safety Officers, one shall be designated Chief Health and Safety Officer, with supervisory powers over the other Health and Safety Officers. The organization of Health and Safety Officers shall be under the jurisdiction of the workplace.

2. It shall be the responsibility of every Health and Safety Officer to inform and educate employees regarding health and safety standards and regulations, and to advise their workplace management of potential health and safety risks in the workplace.

3. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration shall conduct certification programs for Health and Safety Officers.

4. Every workplace employing 20 or more individuals are obliged to employ a company nurse. Every workplace employing 50 or more individuals are obliged to employ a full-time company doctor. Failure to comply with this Section beginning 1728 shall cause the offending workplace or company to be liable to daily fines of 10,000 ecus until compliant for a first offense, daily fines of 20,000 ecus until compliant for a second offense, and imprisonment of 30 days for the responsible corporate officers for third and subsequent offenses, as determined by the court.

4. COMMENCMENT AND APPLICATION.

1. This Bill shall apply to all of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie.
2. This Bill shall not become law unless it has been given Royal Assent.
3. In the event any provision or part of this Bill is found to be invalid or unenforceable, only that particular provision or part so found, and not the entire Bill, will be inoperative.