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For a safe, healthy workplace

 
The law places specific responsibilities for managing health and safety on employers and employees. Here's a broad outline of how this applies to employers.

Your responsibilities

As an employer, you have a legal duty to provide a safe and healthy workplace. This includes:

  • a safe system of work
  • a safe place of work
  • safe equipment, plant and machinery
  • carrying out risk assessments, and taking steps to eliminate or control these risks
  • informing employees fully about all potential hazards associated with any work process, chemical substance or activity, including providing instruction, training and supervision
  • providing adequate facilities for employees' welfare at work
  • reporting any accidents and ill health at work.

Further information

If you need further information, the appropriate enforcing authority - either your local council or the Health and Safety Executive - will be able to help.

For information about workplace fire regulations, please visit the London Fire Brigade website.

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