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PURPOSE OF THE POLICY
The purpose of the Health and Safety in Employment Act is to provide for the systematic management of health and safety at work. It requires employers and employees to maintain safe working environments, and implement best health and safety practice. It recognizes that successful management of health and safety is best achieved through good faith co-operation in the place of work and, in particular, through the input of persons doing the work. There are real benefits to you in ensuring a safe workplace. These include improved productivity, avoiding lost time due to illness and injury, and higher rates of staff retention. Reducing the social and economic costs of injury and illness is also a priority for society as a whole. The Act updates legislation by providing clearer requirements and more effective enforcement. The amended Act ensures that all employers are tested against the same standard and are provided with a framework for improving health and safety in the workplace.