Powers of investigation
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(1) For the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Act or regulations and an order made under either of them, the assistant deputy minister, or an officer
26(a)
may, at a reasonable hour and without prior notification, enter and inspect a workplace, with or without the help of other persons, where the assistant deputy minister or officer has reasonable grounds to believe that workers or self-employed persons work or have worked;
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may require the production of records, books, plans or other documents that relate to the health and safety of workers or self-employed persons, examine them and remove them temporarily for the purposes of making copies;
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may conduct tests and take photographs or recordings of the work place and an activity taking place at the workplace;
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may inspect and take samples of a material, product, tool, appliance or equipment being produced, used or found in or upon the workplace; and
26(e)
may make examinations and conduct investigations that the assistant deputy minister or officer considers necessary in order to determine the cause and particulars of an accident or illness occurring to a worker or self-employed person that appears to the investigator as having been caused as a result of an activity at the workplace.
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In conducting an investigation under this section, the assistant deputy minister or an officer has power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, documents and things, and to take evidence under oath or affirmation.
26(3)
At the request of an employer or principal contractor a person making an investigation under subsection (1) shall produce an identification card signed by the assistant deputy minister.
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