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Health & Safety. Why Do It?. The Employer must provide Safety Training. upon recruitment change of job or responsibility new equipment or technology changes in systems of work. s2. HASAW Act 1974. Health & Safety at Work Act 1974. Employers’ Duties.
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Health & Safety Why Do It? The Employer must provide Safety Training • upon recruitment • change of job or responsibility • new equipment or technology • changes in systems of work s2. HASAW Act 1974
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 Employers’ Duties • Ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of all his employees. s2 • Ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety of non employees likely to be affected by your work. s3
Health & Safety Employers’ Duties s2 • Safe place of work • Safe access & egress • Safe plant & equipment • Safe systems of work • Safe storage, transportation, handling & use • Information, instruction, training and • Supervision
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 Employees’ Duties • You are personally responsible, through your acts or omissions, for the health and safety of yourself and others s7 • You must comply with health and safety procedures and rules laid down by your Employer s7 • You must not deliberately misuse or interfere with anything provided for Safety s8
Health & Safety Risk Assessment • Risk Assessment processes and forms • Assessor training • Workplace assessment • Work activity assessment • VDU assessment • Control measures - safe systems of work- activity related training
