Element 3: Organizing for Health and Safety.

What are the duties of employers?

The main duties of an employer are:

 A safe place of work,
 Safe work equipment and substances,
 Information, Instruction, Training and Supervision,
 Welfare provisions,
 Emergency procedures,
 Consultation with employees,
 Do not charge employees for health and safety measures,

What are the duties of Employees?

The main duties of an employees are:

 Do not endanger themselves and others,

 Co-operate with their employer,
 Consult with Employer,
 Report dangerous situations to Employer,

What are the duties of Designers, Manufacturers and Suppliers?

The main duties are:

 Ensure equipment is safe and without risks when being used,

 Ensure substances are safe and without risks when being used,
 Carry out any necessary tests,
 Provide information,
 Take reasonable steps to provide further information if new serious risks appear.

What are the responsibilities of Safety Advisors?

The main duties of safety advisor are:

 Be properly trained and qualified,
 Maintain adequate information systems,
  Be able to interpret the law applying to their organization,
 Establish and maintain procedures for reporting, investigating, recording and
analyzing accidents and incidents,
 Be able to present their advice effectively.

What are the most important relationships outside the organization?

 The enforcing authority,
 Fire/rescue service,
 Insurance companies,
 Contractors,
 External consultants,
 Equipment manufacturers and suppliers,
 Clients and customers,
 The police,
 Members of the public,
 The media.

What are the duties of your organization when work being done by Contractors?

Your organization should:

 Consider the risks to their own employees from the work,

 The risks to the Contractors employees from the Clients activities,
 Risks to the public and others from the work.

What are the contractor’s duties?

The main contractor duties when performing an activity inside your organization are:

 Consider the risks to their own employees from the work,

 The risks to the client’s employees from their activities,
 Risks to the public and others from the work,
 Follow client’s rules and procedures.

How to Management of Contractors properly?

In order you can manage properly you're the contractors in your organization you
should:
  Select a suitable contractor,
 Planning the job,
 Controlling contractors on site,
 Checking contractors work,
 Review contractor’s performance.

How to select a suitable Contractor?

To select a suitable contractor your organizations must take into consideration:

 Experience of the type of work and industry,

 Suitable references,
 Enforcement record,
 Safety management such as Policy, risk assessments, etc,
 Accident and ill-health data,
 Membership of trade/professional bodies,
 Competence and training of employees,
 Arrangements for selection of sub-contractors,
 Arrangement for ongoing liaison with clients.