An employer is not alone in the responsibility to create a safe workplace. Employees also have specific responsibilities to help you achieve this. You need to help employees to understand that the responsibility is shared and that a safer workplace requires close co-operation.
It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business. Employers must do whatever is reasonably practicable to achieve this.
This means making sure that workers and others are protected from anything that may cause harm, effectively controlling any risks to injury or health that could arise in the workplace.
Employers have duties under health and safety law to assess risks in the workplace. Risk assessments should be carried out that address all risks that might cause harm in your workplace.