| Employers have an implied duty of care towards | | | | must do is ensure that a person does not lift a |
| their employees and people working for them | | | | heavy weight on his own and they must also |
| generally, such as contractors. This duty involves | | | | provide every employee with a safe system of |
| health and safety, including providing suitable | | | | work. |
| equipment in a safe working environment. An | | | | Sometimes a person can be said to have |
| employer cannot waive this responsibility. | | | | contributed to his or her accident, by, for |
| Lifting injuries are one of the most common | | | | example, continuing with a task that he/she |
| types of injury in the workplace and an employer | | | | thought was not safe. However, the employer |
| should always ensure that the lifting is done in a | | | | has the duty of care - an employee would have |
| safe manner. The Health and Safety Executive | | | | to do something that is definitely not part of their |
| give a lot of guidance to employers and | | | | job description for it not to be the employer's |
| employees on how heavy loads should be lifted | | | | fault.g. using the company van for an errand of |
| safety. One of the things which an employer | | | | his/her own. |