It aims to protect people from the risk of injury or ill health by: Ensuring employees’ health, safety and welfare at work; Protecting non-employees against the health and safety risks arising from work activities; and. Controlling the keeping and use of explosive or highly flammable or dangerous substances.
Who are the health and safety laws protecting?
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 states employers are responsible for protecting the safety of their employees at work, by preventing potential dangers in the workplace. It places general duties on employers to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all persons while at work.
Who does the Health and Safety at Work Act affect?
All workers are entitled to work in environments where risks to their health and safety are properly controlled. Under health and safety law, the primary responsibility for this is down to employers. Employers have a duty to consult with their employees, or their representatives, on health and safety matters.
What you must do health and safety law?
All workers have a right to work in places where risks to their health and safety are properly controlled. Health and safety is about stopping you getting hurt at work or ill through work. Your employer is responsible for health and safety, but you must help. This is part of risk assessment.
Part 1 of the Health and Safety at Work Act regulates workplace health, safety and welfare. It aims to protect people from the risk of injury or ill health by: Ensuring employees’ health, safety and welfare at work; Protecting non-employees against the health and safety risks arising from work activities; and.
Who is covered by the health and safety at Work Act?
The Health and Safety at Work Act1974 (HASAWA) lays down wide-ranging duties on employers. Employers must protect the ‘health, safety and welfare’ at work of all their employees, as well as others on their premises, including temps, casual workers, the self-employed, clients, visitors and the general public.
Who is responsible for safety and health at work?
This Act clarifies and enhances the responsibilities of employer‘s, the self-employed, employees and various other parties in relation to safety and health at work.
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 is the purpose of the WHS Act?
Purpose of the WHS Act (section 3) The WHS Act provides a framework to protect the health, safety and welfare of all workers at work and of other people who might be affected by the work.
