Task 4
How the construction industry has developed suitable collaboration strategies in support of greater recognition of health & safety.
The health and safety at work Act 1974 was introduced in the basis of the UK heath and safety law, which sets out the general duties for employers and employees to: secure the health, safety and welfare of people at work, protect people other then those at work against risks to their health and safety arising at work activities.
The duties are intended to encourage employers (individuals or organisations) and employees to take a wide-range of view of their roles and responsibilities, including: employers, the self-employed, employees, manufacturers designers, suppliers, people in control of premises.
Duties are imposed on individuals and employing organisations, be they
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Other Duties which may falls to the to the employers and the self-employed to people who are not their employees Employer and self-employed peoples has a duty to carry and undertaking in such a way as to make sure, so far as is reasonable practicable, that peoples who are not in his employment who may be affected, are not exposed to risks to their health and safety. Self- employed persons are also required to protect themselves from risks to their own health and safety.
Under the health and safety at work Act 1974. The general duties of employees at work are; Every employee has two duties of care while at work:
To take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself and of other persons who may be affected by his acts at work.
Employees are to co-operate with their employers so far as is necessary to enable the employers to comply with their own duties.
Employee has a duty not tarped with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety or