Employers have legal obligations to ensure a safe and healthy workplace.
Your employer must not expose you to avoidable risks at work, and if you have pointed out risks without getting an answer, you can get confidential information from OSHA
Workers may file a complaint to have OSHA inspect their workplace if they believe that their employer is not following OSHA standards or there are serious hazards.
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The primary purposes of the health and safety regulations are to establish minimum requirements for health and safety in the workplace and to explicitly establish the health and safety responsibilities of employer, employee and government.
The so-called General Duty Clause has one section about the responsibilities of the employer and a second section about the responsibilities of the employee.
There is no fundamental difference between a person designated as a "health and safety representative" and one designated a "representative of employees safety" - unless a specific employer or organization assigns differing responsibilities to the two.
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In the US, if your employer does not comply with a health and safety regulation, the company can receive a citation and a fine. If you fail to comply with a health and safety requirement and you employer does not discipline you , your employer may receive a citation and a fine.
Each country has its own legislation on this topic, each with a different name.
The responsibilities of a Workplace Health and Safety Representative can vary widely and depend on what each organization or legislation designating such a position determines to be those responsibilities.
The primary responsibility of your employer is to provide employment and a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards to health or safety.
A health and safety policy sets out your general approach to health and safety. It explains how you, as an employer, will manage health and safety in your business. It should clearly say who does what, when, and how. You must share the policy, and any changes to it, with your employees. A health and safety program is an organized, written action plan to identify and control hazards, define safety responsibilities and respond to emergencies that result in the prevention of accidents and occupational diseases.
One of the basic responsibilities ofgovernment is to maintain the public health and safety. It just is.
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Each employer has its own procedures for reporting health or safety hazards.