Who is responsible for workplace health and safety?

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The person conducting the business or undertaking has the primary duty of care for workplace health and safety. This means that you need a safe working environment and that process and procedure is documented.

Employees also have responsibilities under most legislation, such as ensuring that they following any directions provided for the purposes of health and safety and ensuring that their actions do not affect the health and safety of others.

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