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Figure 1 Organizing for health and safety After reading this chapter you should be able to: 1. Outline the health and safety roles and responsibilities of employers, managers, supervisors, employees and other relevant parties 2. Explain the importance and means of consulting with employees on health and safety issues and the means to achieve effective consultation Figure 1 Organizing for health and safety

Figure 3.1 Everyone has health and safety responsibilities

Figure 3.4 Typical Supply Chain

Figure 3.5 Buying second hand Examples of problems that may arise when purchasing include: second-hand equipment which does not conform to current safety standards such as an office chair which does not provide adequate back support or have five feet/castors starting to use new substances which do not have safety data sheets machinery which, while well guarded for operators, may pose risks for a maintenance engineer. Figure 3.5 Buying second hand