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- (f) to require any person whom he finds in a workplace to give such particulars of the employer and the occupier of the workplace as are within his knowledge;
- (g) in the case of an inspector who is a registered medical practitioner, to carry out on any person who is or had been working in a workplace such medical examinations as may be necessary for the purposes of his duties under this Act;
- (h) to take samples of any material or substance found in a workplace or being discharged from any workplace for the purpose of analysis or test;
- (i) to assess the levels of noise, illumination, heat or harmful or hazardous substances in any workplace and the exposure levels of persons at work therein;
- (j) to require any hospital, medical clinic or mortuary to provide any information (including the medical records) of any person who is or had been working in a workplace who is injured in an accident in a workplace or who is suspected of suffering from an occupational disease contracted from a workplace and is receiving treatment at the hospital or medical clinic;
- (k) to take such photographs or video recording as he thinks necessary to record the conditions in a workplace and the processes carried on therein which may be dangerous to the safety or health of the persons at work therein;
- (l) to take into custody any article in the workplace which is required for the purpose of an investigation or inquiry under this Act;
- (m) to require any person whom he finds in the workplace to produce evidence of the person’s identity.
(2) Any person who is found in a workplace shall render all necessary assistance and co-operation to the inspector as are necessary for an entry, inspection, examination, inquiry, the taking of samples or otherwise for the exercise of his powers under this Act in relation to that workplace.
(3) If entry to a workplace cannot be obtained, an inspector may—
- (a) break open any outer or inner door or window leading to the workplace;