Health and Safety exercise

The Law


Both the employer, Unitec Institute of Technology and its student have statutory obligations under the Health and safety in employment Act 1992 and all its amendments.

Employer Duties Include:


To take all practicable steps to:
 Provide a safe working environment.
provide for procedures for dealing with emergencies
Provide facilities for staff that include toilets and rest rooms, also first aid facilities.
Employees receive appropriate training in all matters.
Students Duties include


Taking responsibility for your own safety and health work
Ensuring that your action or inaction does not harm others.
Reporting all injuries or near hits to your supervisor as soon as possible after the event.

Hazards


To help reduce the health and safety risks in our workplace we need you to report any hazards that you may identify that have potential to cause injury or serious harm
Report the problem to your supervisor immediately so that the risk can be analysed and preventative action taken.
Who is your Health and safety representative?
Robert Humphreys