Posted By Steve Ferrett
Can someone remind me of the SI that states that an employer has a duty of care for his employees even if they are working on premises owned by another orgaisation!!!

Thanks

Posted By Ian G Hutchings
Steve

It depends what your view on the term 'undertaking' is. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 clearly outlines an employers responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of employees. Plenty of Regs also refer to this, such as the requirement to assess risk in the Management Regs.

I cannot see how anyone could argue that they don't have a responsibility if their employee is working on someone else's premises. There is plenty of law and case law to back this up.

What's the impact on the business if someone gets hurt? Is it not enough to say that we don't really want people getting hurt, wherever they are working?


All the best

Ian

Posted By Steve Ferrett
Guys thanks for your advise!!!

I work for a company that draws the line at any supportive action to it`s employees that work in another organizations premises.

Just one example:

I requested that we desperately needed first aid kits and they responded with the argument that it was the responsibility of the organization that owns the premises to provide.

I pointed out that that was their duty of care and they flatly refused to support me on this issue...

I need the appropriate regulation to challenge this..

TIKFA (Help me in Arabic!!)