ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Occupational Safety and Health Act
28. Membership of the Council
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
28. Membership of the Council
(1)The Council shall consist of a Chairperson and the members specified in subsection (2) who shall be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary by notice in the Gazette.(2)The members of the Council shall be—(a)one representative from each of the following Ministries—(iii)livestock development;(vi)local authorities; and(b)one representative from each of the following organisations and Government departments—(i)the Government Chemist;(ii)the Kenya Bureau of Standards;(iii)the Central Bureau of Statistics;(iv)the Commissioner of Insurance;(v)the Association of Kenya Insurers;(vi)the public universities;(vii)the National Environmental Management Authority;(viii)the National Council for Science and Technology;(ix)the most representative employers organisation;(x)the most representative workers’ organisation;(xi)the Kenya Occupational Safety and Health Association; and(c)three persons with relevant qualifications and experience in occupational safety and health who shall not be public officers.(3)The Chairperson of the Council shall be a person who has demonstrated ability to manage occupational safety and health at the policy level or enterprise level.(4)In appointing a person as a member the Cabinet Secretary may consider the person’s practical experience, and competence, in the management of occupational safety and health or related field.(5)The Council may co-opt any number of persons with expert knowledge and experience whose assistance or advice it may require, but a person so co-opted shall not vote in a meeting of the Council or be counted as a member thereof for purposes of forming a quorum.(6)The provisions of the Third Schedule shall apply to the members of the Council.(7)The Cabinet Secretary shall with the approval of National Treasury determine the allowances of the members of the Council.