Duties of employees and others

Duties of workers (section 28)

While at work, workers must:

• take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their actions or omissions
• comply, so far as they are reasonably able, with any reasonable instruction given by the employer to allow the employer to comply with WHS laws
• cooperate with any reasonable policy or procedure of the employer relating to health or safety at the workplace that has been notified to workers.

Duties of other people at the workplace (section 29)

Similar duties apply to other people at a workplace, such as customers and visitors. They must take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their actions or omissions. They must also comply, so far as they are reasonably able, with any reasonable instruction that is given by the employer to comply with WHS laws.