Your rights as an employee

Under the HSE Act, your employer must take practicable steps to:

• Provide and maintain a safe working environment, including facilities for your safety and health;
   
• Ensure that any plant, equipment, appliances, fittings, furniture and tools are safe for you to use;
   
• Ensure that while you are at work you are not exposed to any hazards in or near your place of work; and
   
• Have procedures for dealing with emergencies that may arise at work.