The purpose of work environment responsibility for workers is to prevent occupational illness and accidents and to otherwise ensure a good work environment. Precautions must be taken against the risk of death or personal injury from electricity and other comparable factors in work activities.
The managing director of the company has an obligation to provide safe places of work. It is the duty of the managing director to take necessary action to assure that all work and actions are carried out in such a way that satisfactory safety is achieved.
All work activities shall be planned thoroughly, and if necessary, be in writing. An assessment of the electrical risks involved in the work activity shall be the basis of how the work activity shall be carried out.
Allocation of tasks concerning work environment in the company’s activity
In a limited company, the managing director (“CEO”) is the responsible person for the work environment. The managing director allocates the work environment tasks in writing onward into the organisation, considering the managers’, supervisors’ or other employees’ position and authority. The starting point is that all responsibility and authority is placed as close as possible to the operations, in order to achieve the best governance possible. The purpose is to quickly be able to take measures to prevent accidents and work-related ill-health.
Duties of managers with work environment responsibility for workers:
- Systematically and continuously improve health and safety work
- Ensure sufficient competence of employees
- Nominate PCWA for a work activity
- Assess the risks of a work activity
- Ensure all involved are aware of the risks
- Ensure that risks are sufficiently mitigated
- Provide suitable personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Ensure that all high-risk work is carefully planned before execution