Employee safety responsibilities are published in ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºs Organisation and Arrangements for Safety section 3.1.8 and are as follows:
The attention of all ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº employees is drawn to their legal responsibilities1:
- To take reasonable care of themselves and all others who may be affected by their acts and omissions
- To co-operate with both the central and Departmental policy and arrangements for safe working including any training and occupational health requirements
- Not to interfere with or misuse anything, objects, structures or systems of work, provided by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in the interests of health and safety2
Any failure to comply with the above may lead to disciplinary action which could result in dismissal. Any breach of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's health and safety rules that places a member of staff or others in danger will be treated as gross misconduct under ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Disciplinary Procedure.
If you or your colleagues think there is a health and safety concern the steps you should consider in ranked priority order are:
- Discuss the matter with your line manager
- In the case of work-related health matters request a referral to the Occupational Health Service using the following link:
- Contact your nominated Departmental Safety Specialist relevant to the topic area
- Contact your health and safety representative
and at any time you can
- Discuss the matter with Safety Advisers in Safety Services
1Section 7 of the
2Section 8 of the