Chapter 14
Safety at Work Is Everyone’s Responsibility
In This Chapter
Understanding your duty of care as an employer
Working out the duty of care required from employees and others
Realising that preventing injury is better than curing injury
Identifying, evaluating and controlling risks
Consulting with the people you’re protecting
Applying a hierarchy of laws, regulations standards, codes and guides
How do I injure thee at work? Let me count the ways.
Anonymous
W ith apologies to the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning for distorting the opening line to her beautiful poem written to her husband Robert Browning in 1845, people can injure themselves in countless ways in the workplace. And, no matter how careful or careless the injured person, you’re held responsible for every trip, fall and falter. You may not be personally responsible for every incident that triggers workplace injuries ...
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