Safety briefing - employees’ duties

This briefing provides information on the legal duties of employees at work.

What’s covered?

The aim of this Safety Briefing - Employees’ Duties is to ensure that all staff are fully aware of how the law applies to them and what steps they should take to comply.

What the employee must do

The briefing identifies the key duties set out in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. These include:

• “Taking reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by what they do (or fail to do) at work.
• Co-operating with their employer or any other person, so far as is necessary, to enable the employer or other person to perform or comply with any requirement or duty imposed under any relevant legislation.”

What it means

Guidance is given on what these legal duties actually require of the employee. This includes wearing PPE and reporting safety related concerns.

Key points

Attendees must take note of the following key points:

• “Always follow company health and safety rules.
• Be aware of how actions could endanger others.
• Report health and safety concerns to the manager, supervisor or direct to the employer.
• Don’t damage or misuse anything that has been provided for health and safety reasons.”