sec.46Employer must arrange for health assessment

### sec.46 Employer must arrange for health assessment An employer of coal mine workers must ensure an assessment (a health assessment ) is carried out for each person to be employed, or employed, by the employer as a coal mine worker. The health assessment must be carried out— for a person to be employed as a coal mine worker—before the person is employed as a coal mine worker; and for a person employed as a coal mine worker—within the period, of no more than 5 years after the last health assessment was carried out for the person, decided by the employer’s appointed medical adviser. The employer must arrange for the health assessment to be carried out by, or under the supervision of, the employer’s appointed medical adviser. In deciding a period under subsection (2) (b) , the appointed medical adviser must have regard to a notice given to the adviser under section 49 (3) . s 46 sub 2018 SL No. 102 s 13 (sec.46-ssec.1) An employer of coal mine workers must ensure an assessment (a health assessment ) is carried out for each person to be employed, or employed, by the employer as a coal mine worker. (sec.46-ssec.2) The health assessment must be carried out— for a person to be employed as a coal mine worker—before the person is employed as a coal mine worker; and for a person employed as a coal mine worker—within the period, of no more than 5 years after the last health assessment was carried out for the person, decided by the employer’s appointed medical adviser. (sec.46-ssec.3) The employer must arrange for the health assessment to be carried out by, or under the supervision of, the employer’s appointed medical adviser. (sec.46-ssec.4) In deciding a period under subsection (2) (b) , the appointed medical adviser must have regard to a notice given to the adviser under section 49 (3) . - (a) for a person to be employed as a coal mine worker—before the person is employed as a coal mine worker; and - (b) for a person employed as a coal mine worker—within the period, of no more than 5 years after the last health assessment was carried out for the person, decided by the employer’s appointed medical adviser.