Health and safety consultation, first aid, insurance, reporting and safety signs
Updating author: Ruth Wintersgill
Summary
- Employers are required by law to consult employees on matters that affect their health and safety. (See Consultation)
- Employers must comply with first-aid requirements. (See First aid)
- All private-sector employers and some public-sector bodies are required to maintain employers' liability insurance in respect of their employees. (See Insurance)
- Employers have a duty to report certain injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences. (See Reporting)
- Safety signs must be used in certain circumstances. (See Safety Signs and signals)
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