Your legal responsibility

As an employer you have a legal responsibility to protect the health and safety of your staff and other people – such as customers and members of the public – who may be affected by their work.

In general, employers must:

• make the workplace safe and eliminate or control risks to health;
• ensure plant and machinery are safe and that safe systems of work are set and followed;
• ensure articles and substances are moved, stored and used safely;
• provide adequate welfare facilities;
• give workers the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary for their health and safety;
• consult workers on health and safety matters.