Employer & Employee OSHA Rights & Responsibilities

Adequately induct, inform, train and supervise staff to ensure safe OHS practices are understood and upheld by all team-members.

• Employers need to
• Employees need to

Work safely to protect themselves and others from injury. For example, they must not:
• Move or deface signs
• Tamper with machine guards
• Behave in a way that puts anyone at risk.

• Employers need to
• Employees need to

Consult with all employees regarding any decision relating to OHS in the workplace.Offer employees choices about how and when they will be consulted.

• Employers need to
• Employees need to

Provide all appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) required to ensure workers can complete their job safely. Train workers in the correct use of the equipment.

• Employers need to
• Employees need to

Report any workplace hazards.

• Employers need to
• Employees need to

Obey all health and safety procedures, including correctly wearing all personal protective equipment prescribed.

• Employees need to
• Employers need to

Regularly check and evaluate OHS systems and procedures to ensure that workers are adequately protected from workplace hazards.

• Employers need to
• Employees need to

Report any workplace injuries, illness or near misses, no matter how insignificant they seem.

• Employers need to
• Employees need to

Provide adequate facilities for the welfare of employees. This covers everything from providing suitable, hygienic facilities, such as toilets, to conducting risk assessments on workplace equipment, layout and procedures.

• Employers need to
• Employees need to

Get to know emergency procedures, and the location of the first aid kit.

• Employers need to
• Employees need to