Health And Safety At Work Act Sections

Act 1974 the act however section 7 of the act places a duty on the employee to take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.

Health and safety at work act sections. We are all by now familiar with an employer s duties to its employees and those not in their employment under sections 2 and 3 of the health and safety at work etc. Immunity of health and safety medical practitioners and persons assisting health and safety medical practitioners. Provides for health and safety regulations and codes of practice to be made.

Other provisions that place duties in respect of non employees include regulation 3 of the management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 regulation 3 of the control of substances. And gives the health and safety executive hse or local authority inspectors permission to enforce health and safety laws. The potential rights of employers.

Health and safety medical practitioners may suspend workers in certain cases. Co operate with employers or other persons so far as is necessary to enable them to perform their duties or. It s sometimes referred to as hswa the hsw act the 1974.

An act to make further provision for securing the health safety and welfare of persons at work for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons. Offence to hinder or obstruct health and safety medical practitioner. Ohs act section 14.

1 it shall be the duty of every employer to ensure so far as is reasonably practicable the health safety and welfare at work of all his employees. Offence to impersonate health and safety medical practitioner. Under section 7 all employees have a duty while at work to.

Every employee shall at work. Take reasonable care for the health and safety of him herself and of other persons who may be affected by his her acts. General duties of employees at work.