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.
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