1.3.1. The Employer

It is an employer’s duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business. Employers must do whatever is reasonably practicable to achieve this.

Have a responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of workers and the health and safety of anyone else who is affected by their work activities, e.g., visitors, agency workers, contractors, the public

As per the Article 16 of C155 Occupational Safety and Health convection, 1981. The general duties of the employer are:

1. Employers shall be required to ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the workplaces, machinery, equipment and processes under their control are safe and without risk to health. 
2. Employers shall be required to ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the chemical, physical and biological substances and agents under their control are without risk to health when the appropriate measures of protection are taken. 
3. Employers shall be required to provide, where necessary, adequate protective clothing and protective equipment to prevent, so far is reasonably practicable, risk of accidents or of adverse effects on health.