Responsibilities of the Employer and Employees.
Section 47
SEC. 47. Responsibilities of the Employer and Employees.—The following are the responsibilities of the employer and employees in industrial establishments: Employer responsibility— Provide, install and maintain in good repair all control measures and protective equipment; Inform affected employees regarding the nature of the hazards and the reasons for, and methods of control measures and protective equipment; Make periodical testing of the hearing of all employees in noisy areas of operation; Adopt measures so that the noise produced is within allowable limits so as not to affect neigh boring offices, buildings or establishments; Request the Department a permit for variation from the requirements when other means of equivalent protection are provided; and Provide personal protective equipment and/or protective barriers when they are necessary. Employee responsibility— Observe strictly protective control measures which are prescribed, and Use equipment provided them properly.