The Employer-based Health Care System: Shifting Responsibilities
OHS - employer responsibilities
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Can You Afford A Prosecution?
As an employer you have the responsibility for the day-to-day health, safety and welfare of your employees and visitors to your workplace.
Can You Afford A Prosecution?
This duty of care is set out in the occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation of the various Australian States and Territories.
Can You Afford A Prosecution?
You may share this responsibility because the term 'employer' can include the whole management chain from the chief executive officer down to the supervisor.
Therefore a business needs to make each level of management responsible for OHS within his/her area of authority.
As an employer you must:
Provide safe premises, plant, equipment and systems of work and ensure they are maintained properly;.
As an employer you must:
Ensure that substances found in the workplace are safely used, handled, stored and transported;
As an employer you must:
Provide necessary information, instruction, training and supervision so that employees have the knowledge they need to work in a way that that doesn't endanger health or safety;
As an employer you must:
Provide information to employees about any plant, equipment or substances used in the workplace. Information should include precautions and conditions needed for their safe use, potential health and safety problems arising from their use and the results of research carried out on substances or plant.
How safe is your workplace?
Have you identified emergencies that may require an evacuation of the working area?
How safe is your workplace?
Have you nominated a person to be responsible for managing an evacuation?
How safe is your workplace?
Are all power points, light fittings and switches in a safe place and free of obvious defects?
How safe is your workplace?
Are the electrical fittings and electrical equipment, including portable power tools, regularly inspected and maintained?