An employer is: a person who is self-employed a person who employs one or more workers (including from a temporary staffing agency) a person chosen by the employer to act as the employer’s representative (e.g. managers and supervisors), or a director or officer of a corporation who oversees the occupational health and safety of the workers. An employer’s responsibilities include, as far as is reasonably practicable: Ensuring the health and safety and welfare of workers and other people on the work site. Ensuring their workers are aware of their rights under OHS laws. Ensuring that no workers are subject to or participating in harassment or violence at the work site. Ensuring workers are supervised by someone who is competent and knows OHS rules. Ensuring the joint health and safety committee (if one) or the health and safety representative (if one) complies with all requirement imposed on them. Ensuring that concerns raised by workers, supervisors and the joint health and safety committee or health and safety representatives are resolved quickly. An employer must also make sure that all workers are properly trained to protect their health and safety. Last Reviewed: December 2021