Are you a...

• Owner/Employer/Manager
• Worker/Supervisor
• Practitioner
• Supplier of goods/services/contractor
• Small or medium business
• Larger business
• Major Hazards Business

Owner/employer/manager

You will have prime responsibility for the health and safety of:

• your workers;
• members of the public; and
• contractors working with you.

Questions to ask yourself include:

• Do I have enough knowledge to organise work for health and safety?
• Have I thought this through and implemented good health and safety procedures and checks?

Worker/supervisor

You have responsibility to cooperate with your employer, such as:

• following company rules;
• wearing personal protective equipment; and
• reporting accidents and unsafe practices.

If you are a supervisor you mustn’t turn a blind eye to unsafe behaviour.

Health and safety practitioner

You have a legal duty to provide fit-for-purpose advice. Courts have handed down penalties on consultants who have failed in their duty.

Ask yourself:

• Do I emphasise the need for people in organisations to take personal responsibility for the decisions they make and not just rely on written procedures and risk assessments?

More:

• Getting specialist help with health and safety

Supplier of goods and services

Questions to ask yourself include:

• Do I have procedures to ensure that I provide a service that complies with the law?
• Do I have a system to check on my workers’ health and safety performance when working with other companies?

More:

For contractors

• Using contractors: A brief guide

For suppliers

• Supplying new machinery

Small or medium business

• Are you the manager of a small or medium business?

Larger business

• Leading health and safety at work

Major Hazards business

• About HID - Hazardous Installations Directorate