What are the main employees duties under the new OHS Act?
Employees must take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and others. Employees must co-operate with employers in their efforts to comply with occupational health and safety requirements. All persons must not: • interfere with or misuse things provided for the health, safety or welfare of persons at work; • obstruct attempts to give aid or attempts to prevent a serious risk to the health and safety of a person at work; • refuse a reasonable request to assist in giving aid or preventing a risk to health and safety; • not disrupt the workplace by creating undue health and safety fears without reasonable excuse.
Employees must take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and others. Employees must co-operate with employers in their efforts to comply with occupational health and safety requirements. All persons must not: • interfere with or misuse things provided for the health, safety or welfare of persons at work; • obstruct attempts to give aid or attempts to prevent a serious risk to the health and safety of a person at work; • refuse a reasonable request to assist in giving aid or preventing a risk to health and safety; • not disrupt the workplace by creating undue health and safety fears without reasonable excuse.
