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Roles and Responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities are visibly reflected in the hierarchy of the organisation.

CEO or MD Ultimately responsible and accountable for overall organisation’s performance.

Management at all Levels responsible to ensure suitable controls are in place, that the policy
objectives are implemented throughout the organisation, this is possible through allocating
responsibilities down the hierarchy including senior managers, managers, supervisors etc.,

All Employees are responsible to take care of themselves and others when they are at work.

Competent person the competent workers must be specialized to carry out specific health and
safety duties, e.g. fire marshals, first aider.

Health and Safety Specialist / Practitioners provide guidance and support to the management
to achieve overall performance.

Every individual must be aware of their roles and responsibilities increases their level of
motivation, it proves the commitment and leadership from the top management which helps to
improve safety culture within the organisation, defining roles and responsibilities will help to
identify individual competencies and training needs especially those who have specific roles for
example, firefighting emergency responder. A successful organisation should have active
involvement of middle management.

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