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Employees' Duties

Under HASAWA all employees are liable to criminal prosecution if they do not take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others, and co-operate with employers to enable them to carry out their statutory duties (section 7).

Under MHSWR they must use machinery; equipment; dangerous substances; transport equipment; means of production; and safety devices in accordance with the training and instructions given by their employer; and inform their employer of any work situation which is a serious and immediate danger to health and safety, and any shortcomings in the employers' protection arrangements for health and safety (regulation 12). The employee cannot be expected to report on a situation they haven't been trained or informed about so cannot be expected to recognise.