Your employer has a responsibility to provide and maintain, as far as practicable, a safe working environment, under section 19(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984. This is called the employer’s ‘duty of care’ and it applies regardless of the terms or type of your employment and includes casual workers.
Who is in charge of health and safety at work?
Business owners and employers hold the most responsibility when it comes to workplace health and safety. They are legally required to keep their employees and anyone who might be affected by their business safe from harm, including customers, visitors to the workspace, temporary workers and contractors.
What does the health and safety at Work Act 1974 require?
As a brief overview, the HASAWA 1974 requires that workplaces provide: For workplaces with five or more employees, employers must keep a written record of their health and safety policy, as well as consult with employees (or employee representatives) on relevant policies and associated health and safety arrangements.
What are the duties of an employer under the health and Welfare Act?
General duties of the employer (Part 2, section 8) include: To ensure the safety, health and welfare at work of his or her employees. To manage and conduct work activities in such a way as to ensure the safety, health and welfare at work of all employees.
What do you need to know about health and safety at work?
For workplaces with five or more employees, employers must keep a written record of their health and safety policy, as well as consult with employees (or employee representatives) on relevant policies and associated health and safety arrangements.
Who is responsible for the safety at Work Act?
Everyone has a duty to comply and keep safe, which includes employers, employees, trainees, self-employed persons, manufacturers, suppliers, designers, and importers of work equipment. What are employers’ responsibilities?
