Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987
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Appointment of safety representative or safety committee by installation manager. |
25.—(1) Where— | |
(a) an offshore installation is for a continuous period of six months in waters to which this Act applies, and | ||
(b) on the expiration of that period, or for a period of six months beginning at any time after such expiration, neither a safety representative nor a safety committee stands appointed under section 23 or 24 of this Act in relation to the installation, | ||
then, subject to subsection (2) of this section, the relevant installation manager shall, as soon as practicable and not later than one month after the expiration of the relevant period, appoint from among the other persons working on or in the installation either (as he considers appropriate) a safety representative and a deputy safety representative or a safety committee. | ||
(2) Before making an appointment under this section an installation manager shall consult the other persons working on or in the relevant offshore installation regarding the proposed appointment. | ||
(3) The Minister may make regulations for giving effect to this section and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, regulations under this section may make provision in relation to all or any of the following matters:— | ||
(a) the functions and duties of an installation manager, including the determination of the number of members of the safety committee; | ||
(b) the terms and conditions of appointment of members of the safety committee and (subject to section 24 (2) of this Act) of the safety representative or the deputy safety representative. | ||
(4) References in this Act to a safety representative, a deputy safety representative or a safety committee shall be construed as including references to a safety representative, deputy safety representative or safety committee under this section. |