What is your responsibility for rectifying risks in workplace?

As an employer, you have the responsibility to rectify risks in the workplace. This includes:

1) Identifying hazards and assessing risks: Regularly inspecting your workplace for potential hazards and assessing the risks associated with them is essential. This includes identifying both physical hazards (such as machinery or chemicals) and psychosocial hazards (such as stress or burnout).

2) Implementing control measures: Once risks have been assessed, implementing control measures to reduce or eliminate them is necessary. This may include engineering controls (such as installing machine guards), administrative controls (such as developing safe work procedures), and personal protective equipment (such as gloves or respirators).

3) Providing information, instruction, and training: Ensuring employees have access to information about workplace risks and how to control them is essential. This includes providing training on safe work procedures and the proper use of personal protective equipment.

4) Monitoring and reviewing: Continuously monitoring and reviewing your workplace to ensure that control measures are effective and risks remain low is necessary. This may involve conducting regular safety audits and inspections and investigating any accidents or incidents that occur.

5) Consulting with employees: Involving employees in the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling workplace risks is essential. This can help ensure that control measures are effective and take employees' concerns into account.

By fulfilling these responsibilities and meeting your obligations under relevant health and safety legislation, you can create a safe and healthy work environment for your employees.