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Employers are also responsible for ensuring the
safety of other persons who may be affected by their
work activities and thus the law implies that assessment
of risk, in relation to such persons, should be undertaken.
Such persons may be:
➤ Contractors undertaking works
➤ Visitors
➤ Members of the public
➤ Emergency service personnel (undertaking their
duties)
➤ Enforcement agency staff.
The employer is also required to make provision for
other items in relation to safety for which they are not
able to charge, e.g. personal protective equipment (PPE)
for protecting a person’s eyes.
Occupiers (persons in control of premises)
Occupiers having overall control of premises also have
duties to ensure the safety of persons while on the
premises, e.g. a council allowing organisations/persons
to utilise council land (parks) for which they have overall
control are responsible for all persons coming onto
them, so far as is reasonably practicable.
Occupiers therefore need to ensure, so far as is
reasonably practicable:
➤ The safe access and egress of persons to and from
the premises they have control over