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Element 1: Foundation in Health & Safety
Element 2 – Setting Policy for Health and Safety
Element 3 – Organizing for Health and Safety
Element 4 – Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture
Element 5 – Investigation, Recording Health and Safety Incidents
What are the duties of employers?
The main duties of an employer are:
- A safe place of work,
- Safe work equipment and substances,
- Information, Instruction, Training and Supervision,
- Welfare provisions,
- Emergency procedures,
- Consultation with employees,
- Do not charge employees for health and safety measures,
What are the duties of Employees?
The main duties of an employees are:
- Do not endanger themselves and others,
- Co-operate with their employer,
- Consult with Employer,
- Report dangerous situations to Employer,
What are the duties of Designers, Manufacturers and Suppliers?
The main duties are:
- Ensure equipment is safe and without risks when being used,
- Ensure substances are safe and without risks when being used,
- Carry out any necessary tests,
- Provide information,
- Take reasonable steps to provide further information if new serious risks appear.
What are the responsibilities of Safety Advisors?
The main duties of safety advisor are:
- Be properly trained and qualified,
- Maintain adequate information systems,
- Be able to interpret the law applying to their organization,
- Establish and maintain procedures for reporting, investigating, recording and analyzing accidents and incidents,
- Be able to present their advice effectively.
What are the most important relationships outside the organization?
- The enforcing authority,
- Fire/rescue service,
- Insurance companies,
- Contractors,
- External consultants,
- Equipment manufacturers and suppliers,
- Clients and customers,
- The police,
- Members of the public,
- The media.
What are the duties of your organization when work being done by Contractors?
Your organization should:
- Consider the risks to their own employees from the work,
- The risks to the Contractors employees from the Clients activities,
- Risks to the public and others from the work.
What are the contractor’s duties?
The main contractor duties when performing an activity inside your organization are:
- Consider the risks to their own employees from the work,
- The risks to the client’s employees from their activities,
- Risks to the public and others from the work,
- Follow client’s rules and procedures.
How to Management of Contractors properly?
In order you can manage properly you’re the contractors in your organization you should:
- Select a suitable contractor,
- Planning the job,
- Controlling contractors on site,
- Checking contractors work,
- Review contractor’s performance.
How to select a suitable Contractor?
To select a suitable contractor your organizations must take into consideration:
- Experience of the type of work and industry,
- Suitable references,
- Enforcement record,
- Safety management such as Policy, risk assessments, etc,
- Accident and ill-health data,
- Membership of trade/professional bodies,
- Competence and training of employees,
- Arrangements for selection of sub-contractors,
- Arrangement for ongoing liaison with clients.
Related posts:
Element 1: Foundation in Health & Safety
Element 2 – Setting Policy for Health and Safety
Element 3 – Organizing for Health and Safety
Element 4 – Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture
Element 5 – Investigation, Recording Health and Safety Incidents
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