Employers' duties
All businesses must ensure the safety of people likely to be affected by their work activity, i.e. all members of the public, contractors, self employed persons and employees.
All employers must
- Register with the enforcing authority.
- Obtain and display the Information for Employees Law Poster (Available from HSE Books)
- Display the Employers Liability Insurance Certificate.
- Provide suitable first aid equipment in accordance with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
- Provide an accident book.
- Report certain types of accidents in accordance with the Reporting of Injuries Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.
- Provide suitable working conditions to comply with the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.
- Carry out a general risk assessment of the workplace to identify significant hazards.
- Arrange for the regular inspection of any gas appliances (recommended to be done yearly) and any electrical appliances (recommended to be done yearly for portable appliances and five yearly for fixed wiring)
- Arrange for the regular inspection of specialist equipment eg passenger or goods Lifts.
- Keep their staff informed of health and safety matters and ensure they receive suitable information and training
- Have a Safety Policy (119kb, PDF). Those with 5 or more employees at one or more places of work must produce one in writing. Also see HSE leaflet INDG324 (390kb, PDF).
This checklist is only a summary of the main aspects of the law. For more information please click on the following links.
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