OH&S Manual for New Employees of ABC CompanyAbout the ManualOH&S is occupational health and safety. Occupational health and safety concerns the provision and maintenance of a safe working environment free from health risks. The term "occupational health and safety" reflects the emphasis on both occupational health and safety. Workplace safety consists of protecting people from dangers such as falls, strains, hits from objects or electric shocks. Occupational health has a broader focus and can include a number of factors that can contribute to health problems in the work environment. As new employees, workplace health and safety regulations are much more important because they may know nothing or just know something. part of them on how to protect themselves and other co-workers when working in the workplace. If you don't know how to keep yourself in a safe situation, it will definitely lead to an accident. After reading this manual, you may have a general idea on how to keep yourself and other colleagues in a safe workplace. Objectives of the OH&S Act In all jurisdictions there are various specific laws and regulations that deal with health and safety in the workplace. The objectives behind each separate legislation are very similar: to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of people at work, including employers, employees and self-employed workers, to protect people at work from health or safety risks, contribute to ensuring safe and healthy working environments eliminate, reduce and control at source risks to the health, safety and well-being of people at work provide for the involvement of employees and employers and associations representing employees and employers working on the formulation and implementation of health and safety standards ¡ñ Promote education and awareness of health and safety at work Duties of employees It is the duty of every worker to take reasonable care of the health and safety of himself and others while at work. This means that every employee is responsible for:What they do ¨C their actionsWhat they don't do ¨C their omissionsWhen safe work procedures are required, they must be followed. Additionally, employees must not deliberately or recklessly interfere with or abuse the safety equipment provided. They must not deliberately put the health and safety of others at risk. Employees can help make the workplace safer by working with their employer to promote health and safety. As part of their duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act, the employee must: follow the health and safety policies provided by the employer and keep up to date with any changes