Occupational Health and Safety 2010 (No. 36 of 2010)
ZambiaAct of Parliament2010No. No. 36 of 2010
This Act has been repealed.It was replaced by Occupational Health and Safety Act (No. 16 of 2025). Read this one for the law as it stood, not as it is now.
The Occupational Health and Safety 2010 (No. 36 of 2010) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2010. It contains 46 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Occupational Health and Safety 2010 (No. 36 of 2010) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Occupational Health and Safety 2010 (No. 36 of 2010)
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3Application
- S. 4Establishment of Institute
- S. 5Seal of Institute
- S. 6Functions of Institute
- S. 7Constitution of Board
- S. 8Functions of Board
- S. 9Director
- S. 10Deputy Director and other staff
- S. 11Deputy of employer to establish health and safety committees
- S. 12Composition of health and safety committees
- S. 13Functions of health and safety committees
- S. 14Health and safety representatives
- S. 15Determination of what is reasonably practicable
- S. 16Duties of employers to employees
- S. 17Duties of employees at workplaces
- S. 18Duties of employers and self-employed to persons other than
- S. 19Duties of persons in control of workplace or plant
- S. 20Duties of designers, manufacturers, suppliers and importers
- S. 21Duties of architect and engineer
- S. 22Compliance with standards
- S. 23Duty not to interfere with, or misuse, things
- S. 24Prohibition of dismissal or victimisation of employee
- S. 25Designation of authorised officers
- S. 26Powers of authorised officers
- S. 27Notice of contravention
- S. 28Appeals Board
- S. 29Prohibition of disclosure of publication of information
- S. 30Designation of occupation health and safety service
- S. 31Returns and Statistical
- S. 32Health and safety policy
- S. 33Exemptions
- S. 34General penalty
- S. 35General offences
- S. 36Offences by body corporate or unincorporate body
- S. 37Institute to issue guidelines
- S. 38Regulations
- S. 39Savings and transitional provisions
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IITHE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY INSTITUTE
- S. IIIHEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES
- S. IVHEALTH AND SAFETY WORKPLACES
- S. VENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
- S. VITHE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SERVICES
- S. VIIGENERAL PROVISIONS