Article 8 General duties of employees at workF1F2F3F4C1
Northern Ireland
It shall be the duty of every employee while at work—
to take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself and of other persons who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work; and
as regards any duty or requirement imposed on his employer or any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions, to co-operate with him so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
mod. by SR 2000/87; 2000/120
- F2
enforcing authority DED for certain purposes—SR 1989/321
- F3
mod. by SR 2001/295
- F4
mod. by 2002 c. 8 (NI)
Modifications
- C1
Art. 8 modified (23.10.2015) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/339), regs. 1, 4(2) (with reg. 3(1)(2))
Notes on Part II
Textual amendments
- F1
mod. by SR 2001/295
Modifications
- C1
Pt. II restricted (15.11.2010) by Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 47 (with arts. 44, 46, 47(2), 49, 62); S.R. 2010/328, art. 2