Section 43: Seats

43. Seats (1) Where any employee has in the course of his employment reasonable opportunity for sitting without detriment to his work, there shall be provided and maintained for his use suitable seats to enable him to take advantage of that opportunity. (2) Where a substantial proportion of any work can properly be done sitting, there shall be provided and maintained for each employee doing that work a seat of a design, construction and dimensions suitable for him and for the work, together with a backrest if practicable and a footrest on which he can readily and comfortably support his feet if he cannot do so without a footrest.