OHS Law - The Buck Stops Where?

Dec 19
07:22

2008

David van Leeuwen

David van Leeuwen

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The Buck Stops Where?by Safer Oz Industries www.saferoz.com.auUnderstanding Employer & Employee OHS Responsibility The buck stops with YOU!!The bu...

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The Buck Stops Where?by Safer Oz Industries www.saferoz.com.auUnderstanding Employer & Employee OHS Responsibility

The buck stops with YOU!!The buck stops with you as an Employer / Manager.You have a responsibility to maintain a workplace that is safe and free from risk,OHS Law - The Buck Stops Where? Articles it is your responsibility to ensure all tasks are assessed for risk of injury and that safe systems of work are in place. As an Employer / Manager it is for you to ensure those systems are communicated to all employees effectively and that adequate supervision is maintained.

The buck stops with you as a Supervisor / Lead HandIt is for you to ensure the employees under your supervision comply with safety rules and that they work in a way that will not place themselves or their fellow workers at risk of injury. Don’t turn a blind eye to short cuts, they don’t save time and often result in injury.

The buck stops with you as an employeeYou need to work in a way that will not place yourself or your fellow workers at risk of injury. Don’t break rules to save time, if you injure yourself the time you tried to save won’t help you one bit. If you are the cause of an injury to a fellow worker no one is going to thank you for the time you tried to save.

Remember, workplace safety is everybody’s responsibility.

The buck stops with YOU.Please visit www.saferoz.com.au for all your OHS Training & Support

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