Safety Matters - Rail, Tram and Bus Union of NSW

• Provision of adequate information, instruction, training and supervision
• Consultation with employees
• A written policy statement on occupational health and safety, and the
arrangements for carrying out that policy
What is the Employee required to do?
Under current legislation and at common law, employees are expected to look out for
their own health and safety and that of their fellow workers. In general, employees are
expected to:
• Carry out their duties in a way that ensures their own health and safety, as
far as they are able
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Safety Matters A Guide for Workplace OHS Representatives
• Be aware of others so that their actions do not risk the health and safety of
the people they work with
• Co-operate with their employer in any matters relating to occupational
health and safety
• Not misuse equipment provided for their safety.
Duties of employees
It is the duty of employees under occupational health and safety laws, for
example, to:
• Take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others
• Co-operate with their employer to enable the employer to comply with safety
obligations
• Not interfere with, or misuse anything provided for health and safety
purposes. Examples include:
• removing a fire extinguisher to prop a door open
• interfering with an interlock switch on a machine guard
• failing to take part in a safety training course.
In addition to these general duties, employees are required to:
• Use any machinery, equipment, dangerous substance, means of transport,
safety device or means of production in accordance with any training and
instruction provided by the employer
• Inform the employer of any serious and imminent danger to health and safety,
and any shortcomings in the employer’s health and safety arrangements.
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