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What are my duties and obligations as an employee?

It is not only the employer who must take safety at work seriously. Safety at the workplace is every members responsibility.

In fact the Act requires members to take reasonable care for the member's own health and safety and for the health and safety of other persons, including persons working under the direction or supervision of the employee.

A member must also comply with any direction given to the employee by an employer regarding any safety matters.

A good example of this is the lifting of residents or patients in nursing homes or hospitals. Most employers have a clear written policy regarding the lifting of residents which usually requires a minimum of two staff to be involved even where a lifting machine is used.