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RADIATION PROTECTION
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wear these prescribed personnel monitoring equipment and devices; and
(e) provide all of his employees with prescribed medical examinations by such registered medical practitioners as may be approved by the Director-General.

(3) The registered medical practitioners performing the medical examinations under subsection (2)(e) shall give notice to the Director-General, in such form and manner as the Director-General may require, of all employees of a licensee whose health is affected, or is reasonably suspected to be affected, by radiations.

(4) If the Director-General is satisfied that it is detrimental to the health of any employee of a licensee if he continues to be exposed to radiations, the licensee shall not permit or require that employee—

(a) to perform any duty which will or is likely to cause that employee to be further exposed to radiations; or
(b) to work in any place where that employee will be or is likely to be further exposed to radiations.

(5) For the purposes of this section—

(a) “employee”, in relation to a licensee, includes—
(i) an independent contractor engaged by the licensee; and
(ii) any employee of an independent contractor engaged by the licensee; and
(b) the duties of a licensee shall extend to any independent contractor engaged by the licensee and to the employees of the independent contractor, in relation to matters over which the licensee—
(i) has control; or
(ii) would have had control but for any agreement between the licensee and the independent contractor to the contrary.

Duties of licensees to third parties

10. Every licensee shall ensure so far as is practicable that persons (other than the employees of the licensee) are not exposed to risks to their health or safety arising from the conduct of the undertaking or activities of the licensee.