General Health & Safety Duties

Employer’s responsibilities:

• Provide & Maintain Work Systems which are Safe & Healthy.
• Deal with substances in a safe manner.
• Provide Information, Instruction, Training & Supervision.
• Maintain Safe & Healthy workplaces with the necessary facilities.
• Provide a Written Health & Safety Policy (see below).
• Safety Reps and Committees.

Employee’s Responsibilities:

• Take Reasonable Care of themselves and others in their work area.
• Co-operate with their employers on matters of Health & Safety.
• Must not interfere with equipment which is provided for Health & Safety purposes.

Duties of the Self Employed:

• Self employed people have a duty not to put other people at risk by the way they work.

Duties of Designers, Manufacturers, Suppliers & Installers:

Legal responsibilities for:

• Design and construction of articles.
• Use of substances.
• Testing and installation.

They must provide adequate information e.g. instructions for safe use of a machine

Other Useful Downloads:

Health & Safety Policy Template (.pdf 2.19Mb)

Introduction to Health & Safety at work

• Health and Safety Made Simple (.pdf 1.7MB)
• Protect Your Profits (.pdf 907Kb)
• Balancing disability rights and Health & Safety (.pdf 83Kb)
• A guide to working time regulations (.pdf 96Kb)

Risk Assessment Explained

• Risk Assessment Template (.doc 28Kb)
• Five Steps to Risk Assessment (.pdf 78Kb)

Starting a new business

• A Safe Start for businesses (.pdf 2.8Mb)
• Introduction to Health and Safety (.pdf 715Kb)