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DUTIES OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
(DUTIES OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS)
GENERAL DUTIES
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Respect for life is in all circumstances the primary duty of the medical
and health professional.
The medical and health professional must treat with the same
conscience of any patient regardless of social status, nationality, religion,
philosophical opinion, reputation, and feelings.
In no case shall he exercise his profession in conditions that may
compromise the quality of his care and his actions.
Except in cases of force majeure, the medical and health professional
must provide emergency assistance to a patient in immediate danger.
He may not abandon his patients even in cases of public danger unless
ordered to do so in writing by the order of the competent authority.
Unless otherwise provided for by law, professional secrecy is imposed
on the medical professional.
In their relations, the medical and health professionals and the patient
have the following guarantees, each as far as he is concerned:
-free choice of the professional by the patient
-freedom of care for the medical and health professional
-payment of fees by the patient.
The medical and health professional must not practice his art as a
business.
As such:
(1) The only indications that a medical and health professional is
allowed to mention on his professional printed matter, business cards
or in a directory are:
-those which facilitate his relations with patients;

-the titles, functions and qualifications officially recognized and relating
to the profession.

  • honorary and scientific distinctions.
    (2) The only indications that a medical and health professional is
    authorized to display on the door of his practice are: the surname, first
    names, titles, days and hours of consultation and possibly the floor.
    These indications must be presented in a measured manner, in
    accordance with the practices of the profession, on a plate not
    exceeding 25 cm by 30 cm.
    In case of possible confusion, the mention of the first name(s) may be
    required by the Council.
    The medical and health professional must practice his profession in
    conditions that allow him the regular use of an installation and the
    technical means necessary for the practice of his art.
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WORKERS’ OBLIGATIONS https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/workers-obligations/ https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/workers-obligations/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:54:14 +0000 https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/?post_type=practice-blogs&p=3059 WORKERS’ OBLIGATIONS Read More »

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Every worker is required to comply strictly with the legal and regulatory
provisions relating to health and safety in the workplace and with the
instructions of the employer as well as the instructions of the
internal rules and regulations of the company, which concern:
a) The performance of work;
b) The use and maintenance in good condition of equipment,
machinery and installations placed at his disposal;
c) The use and maintenance of personal protective equipment provided
to him.
It is strictly forbidden for workers:
(a) prevent or hinder the application of health and safety measures
prescribed in the workplace;
(b) alter, remove, destroy, or remove notices or instructions posted in
the workplace and alarm systems provided at the workplace;
(c) operate, use, or engage in any operation of equipment, machinery or
other devices in the workplace, except in the face of immediate danger.

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WORKER – FRIENDLY SINKS AND SHOWERS https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/worker-friendly-sinks-and-showers/ https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/worker-friendly-sinks-and-showers/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:53:09 +0000 https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/?post_type=practice-blogs&p=3057 WORKER – FRIENDLY SINKS AND SHOWERS Read More »

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All establishments must provide washbasins with running water for the
staff, at a rate of at least one washbasin for every 15 persons.
When, due to their particular nature, the work presents a risk such as
exposure to excessive temperature and dust, contact with harmful,
irritating, infectious, or simply dirty substances, it is or simply dirt, there
is at least one shower for every 10 workers who stop working at the
same time.
Sinks and showers are provided with appropriate toiletries: soap, clean
towels, brushes, etc., provided by the employer and frequently
renewed.
Personal items must be placed in separate lockers provided for the
workers.

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USE OF DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/use-of-dangerous-equipment-and-machinery/ https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/use-of-dangerous-equipment-and-machinery/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:51:49 +0000 https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/?post_type=practice-blogs&p=3055 USE OF DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY Read More »

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The rooms for generating and driving machines must be accessible only
to workers assigned to the operation and maintenance of these
machines. In cases where these are not located in a separate room,
they must be isolated by rigid and fixed protective partitions or barriers
at least one meter high.
The passages between machines, mechanisms, and tools powered by
motors shall be at least 80 cm wide. In the gaps, the ground is leveled
and made non-slip.
All devices, machines, or parts of machines recognized as dangerous
must be placed or protected in such a way as to prevent the personnel
from voluntarily or involuntarily coming into contact with them during
operation.
The following in particular are recognized as dangerous:
(a) Machine parts with control and transmission devices such as pulleys,
wheels, flywheels, shafts, gears, friction cones or cylinders, chains,
cams, slides, etc.
(b) Machine parts intended to be coupled to another machine or to
receive mechanical energy, transmission belts, and cables;
(c) Machine elements with accessible parts that project from the
moving parts of these machines, such as stop screws, buttons, and keys;
(d) All other machines or elements likely to cause an accident, such as
machines for beating, crushing, cutting, kneading, pressing, triturating,
kneading, rolling;
(e) Gas or vapor pressure equipment operated at a pressure higher
than atmospheric pressure.

Machine tools with cutting instruments rotating at high speed, such as
sawing, milling, planing, cutting, chopping machines, shears, and other
similar devices are arranged in such a way that the workers cannot
involuntarily touch the cutting parts from their workstation.
No worker shall be habitually engaged in any work in the vicinity of a
flywheel, grinding wheel, or any heavy machine rotating at high speed.
Any grinding wheel rotating at high speed shall be so mounted or
encased that in the event of breakage, the fragments will be restrained
either by the mounting devices or by the casing.
A very visible sign, placed near the wheels and other machines that
weigh and turn at high speed, indicates the number of revolutions per
the minute that must not be exceeded.
Except when the engine is stopped, the belts are always held in place
using a clutch lever and not directly by hand.
The collective starting and stopping of machines operated by a control
must always be preceded by an agreed signal.
The stopping device of the driving machines is always placed outside
the danger zone and in such a way that the drivers who operate these
machines can easily and immediately activate the aforementioned
device.
In addition, each machine is arranged in such a way that it can be
isolated by its operator from the control that operates it, using a
disengagement lever.
It is forbidden to clean and lubricate the transmission and operating
mechanisms.
In case of repair of any mechanical device, its stop must be ensured by
the proper positioning of moving parts whose accidental movement

would be likely to injure the workers; it is the same for the cleaning
operations of mechanical devices at the stop.
Workers who have to stand near running machinery must wear tight-
fitting, non-floating clothing.

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TOILET STALLS AND URINALS https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/toilet-stalls-and-urinals/ https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/toilet-stalls-and-urinals/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:50:22 +0000 https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/?post_type=practice-blogs&p=3053 TOILET STALLS AND URINALS Read More »

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All workers, regardless of their number, must have a toilet with a seat,
with at least one bathroom and one urinal for every 25 men and at least one
toilet for every 25 women.
These facilities must be equipped with an appropriate flushing system
and toilet paper.
The installations referred to above, are arranged in particular premises,
isolated from the places of work, but placed in their proximity. They are
ventilated, lit, and kept in a constant state of cleanliness. Their floor and
walls are made of materials that make cleaning and disinfection easy.
In establishments with mixed staff, the facilities for male and female
staff is separate.

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THERMAL ENVIRONMENT – WEATHER https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/thermal-environment-weather/ https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/thermal-environment-weather/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:49:17 +0000 https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/?post_type=practice-blogs&p=3051 THERMAL ENVIRONMENT – WEATHER Read More »

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In so far as the nature of the work permits, the degree of temperature
and humidity of ambient temperature and humidity of the work
premises must not lead to discomfort or risk to the health of the
workers.
Appropriate measures are taken whenever there are sources of heat or
other causes likely to modify the temperature and humidity of the work
premises to bring them within acceptable limits.
Workers subject to extremes of temperature and humidity shall be
allowed time off from work.
Persons working outdoors shall be provided with weather protection
equipment.
Site guards shall be provided with suitable shelter. The same applies to
guards assigned to night watch on open sites.

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SOUND ENVIRONMENT (NOISE AND VIBRATION) https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/sound-environment-noise-and-vibration/ https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/sound-environment-noise-and-vibration/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:48:28 +0000 https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/?post_type=practice-blogs&p=3049 SOUND ENVIRONMENT (NOISE AND VIBRATION) Read More »

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In noisy establishments, measures are taken to protect workers against
the effect of noise and vibrations.
As far as possible, the noise intensity in the vicinity of a workstation
must not exceed 85 decibels (DB).
The characteristics of the machines at the time of purchase,
introduction and installation shall be taken into account at the time of
purchase, opening, and installation.
In addition to the collective protective measures for the design of
workplaces and buildings, workers shall be provided with personal
protective equipment that is recognized as effective.
Machines that develop noise and vibrations above acceptable
standards are, as far as possible, placed in rooms away from other
workstations.
Workers exposed to a harmful noise environment must undergo
periodic audiometric examination, at least twice a year.

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PROVISIONS RELATING TO WORKER SAFETY IN CAMEROON https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/provisions-relating-to-worker-safety-in-cameroon/ https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/provisions-relating-to-worker-safety-in-cameroon/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:47:22 +0000 https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/?post_type=practice-blogs&p=3047 PROVISIONS RELATING TO WORKER SAFETY IN CAMEROON Read More »

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General safety measures

The materials, installations, and devices of all kinds made available to
workers by the employer must be appropriate to the work to be carried
out and the risks to which the workers are exposed.
They must offer every guarantee of safety and be maintained in good
working order.
Unapproved protective devices may not be installed where approved
protective devices exist.
In the absence of international standards, the equipment, machinery
and installations made available to workers must comply with the
standards established by the International Labor Organization or other
national or international bodies, scientifically or technically recognized
and designated by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
The homologation decrees, issued by the Minister of Labor and Social
Security, establish official recognition of effectiveness, if necessary,
after the opinion of the competent ministerial departments.
Materials, equipment, installations, and devices must, at the time of
their delivery, be accompanied by a card indicating their technical
characteristics, the methods of use and maintenance, as well as the
possible risks to which they are exposed and the safety devices with
which they should be provided.
The use of dangerous equipment, machinery, and other means of work
is subject to the opinion of the National Commission on Occupational
Health and Safety.

Any request for approval must be addressed to the Minister of Labor
and Social Security, accompanied by the following documents
a) a general plan of the machine and the protective devices;
b) detailed drawings of the protective elements;
c) a descriptive and explanatory note on the assembly, adjustment and
operation of the protective device;
d) if necessary, a photograph of the machine or the removable
protective device (format18 x 24).
The equipment, machinery, installations, and devices must be subject to
periodic inspections by the manufacturers’
instructions.
The results of these inspections shall be recorded in special registers
opened for this purpose and bearing the date, the nature of the
control, as well as the name, quality, and signature of the agent
in charge of the control operations.
It is the responsibility of the employer or his representative to ensure
that his inspections have been regularly carried out.

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PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST FALLS OF PERSONS AND OBJECTSWORKING AT HEIGHTS UNDERGROUND WORK https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/protective-measures-against-falls-of-persons-and-objectsworking-at-heights-underground-work/ https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/protective-measures-against-falls-of-persons-and-objectsworking-at-heights-underground-work/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:45:05 +0000 https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/?post_type=practice-blogs&p=3045 PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST FALLS OF PERSONS AND OBJECTS
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Any work or traffic area located at a height of more than 2 m must be
equipped with devices to protect the worker against any risk of falling.
To this end, the following are installed:

  • either guardrails placed at the height of 1 m with plinths at least 15 cm
    high;
  • or canopies, fans, floors, or any other device designed to prevent the
    a worker from falling.
    The guardrails must be rigid. They may be made of wooden crosspieces,
    bars or tubes or safety harnesses and must be made available to
    workers.
    When the execution of work on a ladder is likely to present a risk for
    the worker, good quality scaffolding is provided, constructed of solid
    and resistant materials, and protected by guardrails and a plinth under
    the conditions set out in the above article. The work platforms, the
    floors of the scaffolds and the footbridges must have a sufficient width
    and offer all the guarantees of stability, solidity and resistance in
    connection with the work carried out and the supported load.
    They must be protected by guardrails and a plinth and their surface
    must not present discontinuities.
    The service ladders must be fixed or maintained so they
    cannot slide down or tip over. They must extend at least one meter
    beyond the point where they give access or be developed by a handrail
    at the end.

Only ladders of sufficient strength, taking into account the weight to be
borne, and equipped with all their rungs which must be rigid and firmly
fitted into the uprights.
Ladders may not be used to carry loads weighing more than 30 kg.
No ladder may be repaired with splints or bindings.
Double ladders must have their stiles connected or secured during use
to prevent accidental separation.
Ladders or runners shall be of a design that provides, at their fullest
extent a length of overlap of the planes of at least one meter.
Shafts, hatches, tanks and basins, reservoirs, pits, and drop openings
must be constructed, installed, or protected in conditions that ensure
the safety of personnel. In the absence of an appropriate installation
intended to prevent the fall of workers, they are provided with solid,
rigid and fixed fences of one meter in height.
All measures must be taken to avoid the risks of landslides, falls of
people and objects, drowning, etc. before the execution of
underground or semi-underground works.

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/occupational-health-and-safety-committees/ https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/practice-blogs/occupational-health-and-safety-committees/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:42:52 +0000 https://www.international-powerlaw-alliance.com/?post_type=practice-blogs&p=3043 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES Read More »

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A health and safety committee is set up in any establishment using at
least 50 workers if the activity is classified in risk groups A and B and
whatever the number of workers if the action is classified in group C.
The committee comprises the staff representatives, the employer
or his representative, and the occupational physician. If they exist: the
assistant, the training officer, and the safety officer must be members of
this committee.
It meets as often as necessary and at least once a quarter under the
chairmanship of the employer.
The Labour and Social Security Inspector, the Labour Inspector and the
health and safety inspectors of the National Social Insurance Fund or
their representatives or any other person qualified by the agenda may
at any time participate in the work of this committee.
The role of the committee is to:
a) To investigate occupational severe accidents and illnesses to
determine their causes and propose appropriate measures to
remedy them;
b) To formulate all suggestions likely to improve working conditions;
c) To establish and execute a health and safety program about
the activities of the company;
d) To disseminate to all workers the information relating to the
protection of the health of the workers and the proper conduct of the
work;
e) To foster, maintain and develop a spirit of safety among the workers.
The employer shall ensure that the members of the health and safety

committee receive adequate training by all possible means such as
seminars, conferences training courses, etc.

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