Employee responsibilities for a safe and healthy workplace

You have legal responsibilities as an employee to maintain a safe and healthy workplace. 

Your employer also has legal duties.

Read about employer responsibilities for a safe and healthy workplace

Your responsibilities

Your responsibilities under the law are to: 

• take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by what you do, or do not do
• co-operate with your employer on health and safety
• use work items provided by your employer as you’ve been trained to do – this includes use of personal protective equipment
• not interfere with or misuse anything provided for your health, safety or welfare 

Health and safety queries

For specific workplace health and safety queries, contact: 

• your manager
• your health and safety representative
• your trade union representative 

Fire safety

For guidance and to report fire safety concerns, contact London Fire Brigade (LFB). 

Visit the LFB website to find out more about fire safety in the workplace 

More information

On our website

• Business and pollution
• Asbestos
• Safety in sports grounds
• Environmental health and trading standards enforcement policy

On other websites

• Health and Safety Executive
• Health and safety at work (GOV.UK)
• Fire safety in the workplace (London Fire Brigade)