48Powers of health and safety representatives in respect of a workplace

#### 48 Powers of health and safety representatives in respect of a workplace (1) A health and safety representative for a designated work group may, in respect of a workplace at which work is performed by some or all of the employees in the group, do all or any of the following: (a) inspect the whole or any part of the workplace if: (i) there has, in the immediate past, been an accident or a dangerous occurrence at the workplace, or there is an immediate threat of such an accident or such an occurrence; or (ii) the representative has given the operator reasonable notice of the inspection; (b) ask an inspector or the Inspectorate to conduct an investigation at the workplace; (c) accompany an inspector during any investigation at the workplace by the inspector (whether or not the investigation is being conducted as a result of a request made by the representative); (d) if there is no health and safety committee on the prescribed ship or prescribed unit—represent the employees in the group in consultations with the person in command about the development, implementation and review of measures to ensure the health and safety at work of the employees in the group; (e) if a health and safety committee has been established on the prescribed ship or prescribed unit—examine any of the records of that committee. (2) If the health and safety representative asks for an investigation of the workplace under paragraph (1)(b), the representative must notify the person in command of the request.