Dealing with a hazards | Slips, Trips and Falls | iHASCO

Who’s responsible for making sure that workplaces stay safe and free from accidents? The short answer is: We all are!

Both you and your employer have a legal obligation towards the health and safety of all workers, visitors, and members of the public who might be affected by the work being carried out – this includes preventing slips, trips, and falls.

To find out more about our Slips, Trips and Falls Prevention Courses below!

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VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:

To help avoid slips, trips, and falls, it’s important that you have the right response to hazards. You have a legal duty to play your part in keeping everyone safe, as well as a duty to report hazards to your employer.

If you create or find a hazard which can be dealt with, you need to deal with it. At this point, it's your responsibility, even if it’s not your fault. If you can’t deal with it yourself, try to make the hazard safer, by putting up warning signs or asking somebody else to stand watch temporarily, for example, and then go and report it. You shouldn’t leave it for somebody else to deal with.

Who you report a hazard to will depend on where you work; it might be your manager, a team leader, a maintenance department, or a caretaker, for example. Read your organisation’s policies and procedures or speak with your manager if you’re not sure.

Remember:

* Your hazard? Your responsibility
* Find a hazard? Still your responsibility
* Can’t remove the hazard? Find somebody who can