People who conduct a business or undertaking
A person who conducts a business or undertaking is considered a relevant person and can include:
- employers
- self-employed people
- volunteer organisations
A relevant person has an obligation to ensure the workplace health and safety of:
- all workers carrying out work for the business or undertaking
- volunteers who perform work activities for the business or undertaking
- all other people including customers, visitors to the workplace, passers by and neighbours
- themselves
Meeting your workplace health and safety obligations involves:
- providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment;
- providing and maintaining safe plant;
- ensuring the safe use, handling, storage and transport of substances;
- ensuring safe systems of work;
- providing information, instruction, training and supervision to ensure health and safety.
For more details on your workplace health and safety obligations, refer to part 3 of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (PDF, 766 KB).
Last updateDecember 19, 2005->
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