Section 5: General duties of employers

5. General duties of employers (1) Every employer shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure the safety, health and welfare at work of all his employees. (2) The employer shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, in particular— (a) (i) provide and maintain a working environment; (ii) provide and maintain any plant or system of work; (iii) maintain any place of work under his control, including the means of access to, or egress from it, that is safe and without risk to health; (b) ensure that use, handling, storage or transport of articles or substances is safe and without risk to health; (c) provide and maintain adequate facilities and arrangements for the welfare at work of his employees; O2 – 9 [Issue 1] Occupational Safety and Health Act (d) provide information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure the safety and health at work of his employees; (e) ensure that any person not in his employment is not exposed to any risk to his safety or health. (3) Every employer shall consult representatives of his employees who sit on the Safety and Health Committee with a view to the making and maintenance of arrangements, which will enable him and his employees to cooperate effectively in promoting and developing measures to ensure the safety and health at work of the employees, and in checking the effective ness of such measures.