24. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIFFERENT WORKPLACE PARTIES FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 110
Supplier
The supplier should know hazards and risk factors concerning the work. He should be
able to identify dangers and risks that could be caused to other parties and he should
inform about them.
The supplier is responsible for:
the orientation of employees to the work
the competence of employees
machinery and work equipment, personal protective equipment
to meet the requirements
statutory initial and periodic inspections of equipment, machines
and devices
proper use of equipment, machines and devices
the handling, storage and marking of dangerous substances
following the safety instructions at the shared workplace
The supplier should hand over the information received
from the client to his employees and suppliers.
Top management
The definition for top management here is the director of the unit and line managers
and supervisors that are directly responsible to the director.
Activities:
Approving of occupational safety plan
Approving of action plans
Implementation of general occupational safety
assignment
General monitoring (action plans)
Securing the means to accomplish the plans
Responsibility and duties:
Responsible to secure the means to accomplish occupational safety policy
according to laws and regulations
Responsible to pay attention and to reserve financial and human resource
for occupational safety and environmental protection when managing the unit
To ensure that personnel under him are aware of laws and regulations
concerning occupational safety and health and environmental protection and
that they have necessary means to act according to the description of their
duties