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Section 2(1)
GENERAL DUTY
To ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of employees
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Section 2(2)
Ensuring so far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of employees through:
• safe plant and systems of work
• safe use, handling, storage and transport of goods and materials
• provision of information, instruction, training and supervision
• safe place of work including means of access and egress
• safe and healthy working environment and welfare arrangements
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Section 2(3)
Safety policies
An employer must (where there are 5 or more employees)
• prepare a written health and safety policy
• set down the organisation and arrangements for carrying out the policy
• revise and update as necessary
• bring the policy arrangements to the notice of the employees
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Section2(4)
Appointment of safety representatives
• allows the Secretary of State to make regulations dealing with consultations between employers and recognised trade unions - (led to SRSC 1977 regs)
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Section 2(6)
Consultation
• duty of employer to consult recognised trade union representatives (under SRSC regs 1977)
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Section 2(7)
Safety committee
• duty of employers to establish a safety committee if requested to do so by recognised trade union representatives - (in accordance with SRSC regs 1977)
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Section 3
Duties of employers + self employed to others
An employer (or self employed person) must safeguard not only himself but anyone not in his employment who would be affected by his activities e.g.
• visitors
• contractors
• the public
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Section 4
Duties of those in control of premises
Anyone in control of premises or plant used by persons not in their employment must
• ensure safe access and egress
• ensure that plant or substances in the premises, or provided for their use, are safe and without risk to health
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Section 6
Duties of those who manufacture etc...
Persons designing, manufacturing, importing or supplying articles or substances for use at work must:
• ensure they are safe and without risk to health
• carry out tests or examinations as necessary to ensure that they are without risk to health
• provide information necessary to ensure that they are safe and without risk to health
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Section 7
Duties of employees
Every employee must:
• take reasonable care for his own health and safety
• take reasonable care for the health and safety of anyone who may be affected by his actions or omissions
• co-operate with his employer or any person to enable legal obligations to be met
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Section 8
Duties of all persons
No person must misuse or interfere with anything provided in the interests of health and safety or welfare at work
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Section 9
Duty of employer not to charge
Employees cannot be charged for anything done or provided to comply with specific legal obligation
• PPE
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Section 37
Offences by body corporate
Where the offence is committed by a body corporate with the knowledge or through the neglect of a responsible person, both that person and the body corporate are liable to prosecution
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