Responsibility for safety

Responsibilities for safety Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation requires employers to do everything they reasonably can to protect the health and safety of their workers. This means:

• ensuring your workers have the skills and training needed to do their jobs in a healthy and safe manner
• providing competent supervisors
• preventing violence and harassment in the workplace
• informing your workers of all the health and safety hazards at the job site
• setting up safe work practices and ensuring these practices are followed
• providing safety equipment and training
• properly labeling and storing dangerous chemicals
• investigating serious injuries and incidents
• investigating potentially serious incidents (PSI)
• working with the health and safety committee or representative
• meeting  OHS and Employment Standards Code requirements

Employees responsibilities include the following:

• Work in compliance with OH&S acts and regulations.
• Use personal protective equipment and clothing as directed by the employer.
• Report workplace hazards and dangers to the supervisor or employer.
• Work in a safe manner as required by the employer and use the prescribed safety equipment.
• Tell the supervisor or employer about any missing or defective equipment or protective device that may be dangerous.

Employees have the following three basic rights:

• Right to refuse unsafe work.
• Right to participate in the workplace health and safety activities through the Health and Safety Committee (HSC) or as a worker health and safety representative.
• Right to know, or the right to be informed about, actual and potential dangers in the workplace.

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