Safety Management
Key Facts
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 place general duties and responsibilities on all employers at work.
- Employers must carry out a 'suitable and sufficient' assessment of the health and safety risks to employees and others arising out of work activities.
- If you have five or more employees, you must keep a record of any significant findings of the assessment and your health and safety arrangements.
- Employers, the self-employed and those in control of work premises must report certain work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences.
- Employers must provide first aid equipment and facilities appropriate to the circumstances in the workplace.
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