Health, safety and welfare at workWorkplace health and safety is not only the responsibility of the designated health and safety officer, it it is the duty of all members of staff to be responsible for the safety of all persons with whom they may come into contact during the working day; both their colleagues and members of the public. The Health and Safety Executive is a body whose role is to promote safety in the workplace; both by providing information to employers and their employees, and also by ensuring that rules and guidelines are followed in daily practice. According to the Health and Safety Executive (or H&SE), the employer has a responsibility under law to ensure, as far as possible, the health, safety and welfare of the employee at work. The employer's duties include: - Making the workplace safe and without risk to health - Ensuring that facilities and machinery are safe and that safe systems of work are established and followed - Ensuring that the Articles and substances are moved, stored and used safely - Provide adequate welfare facilities - Give the information, instructions, training and supervision necessary for health and safety. It is the employer's duty to assess the risks to the health and safety of its staff. This will often require a vigorous and thorough inspection of the workplace, paying particular attention to any equipment or installations and any work practices that may pose a danger to staff safety. If there are 5 or more employees, all results of the risk assessment must be recorded. Facilities and machinery should be regularly inspected to ensure they are...... middle of paper ...... health and safety in construction phase safety plan. This must be done before construction work begins. - The client must be reasonably satisfied that all persons appointed are competent to carry out all their health and safety responsibilities. - The client must ensure that the construction file health and safety which was formed during the construction process is made available for inspection by anyone wishing to carry out further construction work on site in the future. The client may choose to appoint an agent to act on their behalf. In these circumstances, the client must ensure that any person appointed in this capacity is fully competent and qualified to carry out its health and safety responsibilities. The Health and Safety Manager must be informed of any such appointments before work begins..