10.1(1.3)

Describe the main employer responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act

If we look at the health and safety work act, there are many different important points regarding the employer and their responsibilities. 


(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.

(2)Without prejudice to the generality of an employer’s duty under the preceding subsection, the matters to which that duty extends include in particular—
(a)the provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health;

(b)arrangements for ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances;
(c)the provision of such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of his employees;


Above are just a couple of the responsibilities held by the employer presented in the health and safety work act. 
It is clear the employer’s main job when it comes to health and safety is to generally look after his or her employers and making sure there are no safety risks or hazards. 

The health and safety work act ensures that the employer knows to keep the arrangement of the office or workplace as clear and practical as possible. 

The employer should also make sure that all of their employees have access to read the health and safety works act if they need to be instructed.