General Duties Of The Employer
It is your employer’s duty by law to provide a safe working environment. You will find this outlined in Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
In addition, employers must also:
- Provide and maintain safe equipment.
- Ensure safety in the use, handling; storage and transport of articles and substances.
- Provide information, instruction, training & supervision as far as is reasonably practicable.
- Maintain safe access and departure at a place of work.
- Provide adequate welfare facilities.
- Where 5 or more people are employed, provide a detailed written policy on health and safety at work.