1. Safety Induction to the Lift & Escalator Industry Part 9 – Legal Obligations Part 9 – Legal Obligations

2. Contents Part 1 – Working in the Industry Part 2 – Personal Safety & Health Part 3 – Tools & Equipment Part 4a – Manual Handling Part 4b – Mechanical Handling Part 5 – Working Places and Safe Access Part 6a – Working Safely - General Part 6b – Working Safely - Specific Areas Part 6c – Working Safely – Other Situations Part 7 – First Aid Part 8 – Environmental Protection Part 9 – Legal Obligations Part 10 – Accident Reporting and Recording

3. Under the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act duties are placed on individuals: Employers Employees Safety Representatives Self-employed Persons in control of premises Installers and erectors Part 9 – Legal Obligations

4. Employers: Ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all their employees (SFAIRP)* In particular with regard to the following: – the provision and maintenance of plant and equipment – the provision and maintenance of systems of work (continued) Part 9 – Legal Obligations

5. Employers: In particular with regard to the following: – the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances, – the maintenance of any place of work and the access to it and egress from it – the provision and maintenance of a safe working environment for employees (which must also be adequate as regards welfare facilities) Part 9 – Legal Obligations

6. Employers: Must provide information, instruction, training and supervision as necessary Must prepare a written H&S policy statement with arrangements for carrying out that policy Must bring the statement to the notice of all his employees Must carry out a risk assessment of all work Part 9 – Legal Obligations

7. Employees: You must take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and others while at work You must not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or misuse, any items which have been provided in the interests of health and safety eg guarding or PPE You have a duty to use these items Part 9 – Legal Obligations

8. Employees: You must also co-operate with your employer in complying with their obligations under health and safety law and report any shortcomings Part 9 – Legal Obligations

9. Employees: Part 9 – Legal Obligations Practical Joking Don’t fool around. Practical jokers are a menace to themselves and other employees - many people have been killed or seriously injured as a result of ‘skylarking’. Work is not the place for stupid practical jokes or horseplay.

10. Safety Representatives: Under health and safety regulation Employee safety representatives may be appointed by recognised trade unions Safety committee may be established at the request of the safety representatives Requirements set out for consulting employees who are not represented by a trade union Part 9 – Legal Obligations

11. Self-employed: Must ensure that their work is conducted in such a way that people are not, so far as is reasonably practicable, exposed to risks to their health or safety Part 9 – Legal Obligations

12. Persons in Control of Premises: Must ensure that any plant or substance in the premises is, as far as it is under their control, safe and without risks to health; this includes safe ways to and from the workplace. Part 9 – Legal Obligations

13. Installers and Erectors: Must ensure that nothing about the way articles are erected or installed makes them unsafe or a risk to health or safety at any such time when work is done on them Part 9 – Legal Obligations

14. All Individuals: Part 9 – Legal Obligations Alcohol and Substance misuse You must take reasonable care of your own and other’s health and safety, and misuse of alcohol or other substances can affect work performance and jeopardise safety.

15. All Individuals: Signs of alcohol misuse can include: increased aggression; being defensive when drinking is mentioned; the ‘shakes’. Part 9 – Legal Obligations

16. All Individuals: Signs of substance misuse can include: sudden behaviour changes, irritability and sometimes violence confusion impaired work performance, poor time keeping and absence deterioration in relationships mood and energy fluctuations Part 9 – Legal Obligations

17. All Individuals: For the misuser’s own good, as well as yours and your workmates please inform your employee representative or management if you are aware of substance or alcohol misuse at work Part 9 – Legal Obligations

18. All Individuals: Your ability to work properly can also be affected by some prescriptions, or drugs you buy from the chemist. If in doubt ask your GP, or notify your supervisor Likewise, if you develop any medical conditions that could jeopardise safety at work, you should discuss it with your GP or notify your supervisor Part 9 – Legal Obligations

19. Thank you for Attending Any Questions? Part 9 – Legal Obligations