Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987

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General duties of persons employed on offshore installations to which Act applies.

15.—(1) It shall be the duty of any person who is employed on, inor in the neighbourhood of an offshore installation to which this Act applies—

(a) to take such steps as are reasonably necessary for his own safety and health and for that of other persons who are employed on, in or in the neighbourhood of the installation,

(b) to co-operate with his employer or any other person to enable any requirement of, or any duty imposed by, this Act or regulations thereunder to be complied with or carried out.

(2) A person employed on, in or in the neighbourhood of an offshore installation to which this Act applies shall not intentionally interfere with or misuse any means, appliance, convenience, equipment or other thing provided in pursuance of this Act for securing the safety, health or welfare of persons so employed, and where any means or article, appliance, equipment or other thing for securing safety or health is provided for the use of any such person under this Act, he shall use the means or the article, appliance, equipment or other thing.

(3) A person employed on, in or in the neighbourhood of an offshore installation to which this Act applies shall not intentionally and without reasonable cause do anything likely to endanger himself or others.