Person in control

Towards Research-Based Practice will help make chemistry teachers, curriculum developers, persons in control of designing chemistry competencies, and textbook authors aware of chemical education research that will promote change. Even this will he insufficient, however, unless teachers are convinced that change is needed, and they are provided with incentives and opportunities to make the needed changes. 

REQUIRED COOPERATION—It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for an owner, or person in control, of a station governed by subparagraph (A) or (B) to fail to provide reasonable cooperation to a responsible person with respect to such station in that responsible person s efforts to comply with such subparagraph. An owner, or person in control, of a station shall be liable to a responsible person for any failure to provide reasonable cooperation as required by this subparagraph. Failure to receive reasonable cooperation required by this subparagraph shall not be a defense to a claim of discrimination under this Act. 

Issue a prohibition notice if there is a risk of serious personal injury, to stop the activity giving rise to this risk, until the remedial action specified in the notice has been taken. The notice can be issued whether or nor there is a legal contravention, and it can take effect immediately or at a later time. It can be served on the person undertaking the activity, or on a person in control of it at the time the notice was served. 

Section 4 of the HSW Act requires that Persons in control of non-domestic premises take such steps as are reasonabie in their position to ensure that there are no risks to the heaith and safety of peopie who are not empioyees but use the premises. This duty extends to ... 

The Order defines a responsible person, who may be the person in control of the premises or the owner. 

The person in control of a site may make rules regulating the wearing of suitable head protection. These must be in... 

Employees have duties to cooperate on health and safety issues, work safely and report any defects to persons in control. 

In this it is easy to discern both the influence of the judgements at common law and the report of the Robens Committee. The above outlines the duties of an employer to his employees but, in addition. Section 3 of the Act requires both employers and the self-employed to ensitre that persons not in their employment (i.e. the general public) are not thereby exposed to risks to their health and safety. This section also requires a self-employed person not to risk his own health and safety in the course of his business. Section 4 of the Act places a similar duty on persons in control of premises. This duty is... 

The term premises includes buildings, outdoor areas such as farms or railway lines but specifically excludes domestic premises. Persons in control of non-domestic premises include such persons as ... 

Under section 4 of the HSWA, persons in control of premises have a duty to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of ... 

The RRFSO places additional legal duties for fire safety management on any person who is in control of a workplace. The RRFSO identifies the person in control of a premises as either ... 

It may be the case that one of the employers sharing a premises has control over the premises. Such wouid be the situation when a small portion of a premises is sublet. In this case the person in control of the premises should take the lead role in ensuring adequate fire safety arrangements and exchange of health and safety information is managed adequately. When there is such a situation the subletters will need to assist the person in control of the premises. 

The HSW Act places general duties on all those involved with work activities including employers, the self-employed, persons in control of premises, employees and manufacturers and suppliers. These general duties are detailed in sections 2 to 9 and the penalties for breaching the requirements are detailed in section 33. 

Section 4 - General duty on persons in control of premises... 

Ensure that the person in control of the vehicle gives a warning to any person who may be endangered by the vehicle movement, e.g. while reversing. 

General duty of persons in control of certain premises in relation to harmful emissions into atmosphere (Section 5)... 

Regulation 22 sets out the requirements for the provision of welfare facilities. The duty to comply with the Regulation rests on the person in control of the site, who must comply so far as is reasonably practicable. No numbers of toilets and washbasins are prescribed - suitable and sufficient will be the numbers determined by the risk assessment made by the person in control. 

Control. Risks from sources outside their direct control are usually perceived to be more significant than they really are (e.g. nuclear power generation vs. conventional means). We accept more risk when we are personally in control, because we trust ourselves. For example, are you more afraid when you drive a car too fast or when you are the passenger in a speeding car ... 

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