Editorial
Train, train and train again
April 2003
Sheila Pantry, OBE
The law says that your employer must protect your health and safety. The law also says that you must not do anything that could harm yourself or other workers. Employers and workers need to work together to make a place of work safe. Your employer must tell you:
- if there is anything dangerous about your job;
- how to do your job safely;
- what is done to protect your health and safety;
- how to get first aid treatment;
- what to do in an emergency
- things needed to protect you at work (such as, clothing and equipment).
In some jobs you can have your health checked if there is a danger of ill health because of your work. If for instance you work in a country such as the UK you can also see your employer's safety policy statement. They must have one if five or more people are employed. - training to do your job safely;
It essential that training needs are constantly updated. It is essential that everyone is trained to do their job correctly.
YOUR DUTIES
You must take care of yourself and others affected by your work;
- you must use things properly;
- you should not do things if you do not know how to do them safely;
- you must tell someone if you see something that is not safe and could be dangerous;
- you must do what your employer tells you to do to protect your health and safety at work.
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Meanwhile OSHWORLD continues to bring you news, publications, web sites that you will find useful in your daily work. Look at the latest additions to the Diary of Events and you will see plans have been made already worldwide up to 2005 to have training courses, symposiums and conferences in many places in the world on a wide range of subjects. Don't forget that on 3 November 2003 there will be a major conference on Food Safety in Europe FSE2003. On 4-5 November 2003 Eurohse2003 takes place also in London, UK. Already bookings have been made for both conferences. So do not wait until it is too late to get into these important events.
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Hope you have a zero accident and incident-free year in 2003 in your workplace.