Unit 5 Health And Social Care Level 3 P4

Health and safety legislation places a health and safety duty and responsibility on PCBU, persons conducting a business or undertaking. Individuals comprising the PCBU are referred to as officers, and they are the people in the organisation that have a high influence on health and safety culture and its compliance with health and safety legislation. They have a responsibility to support a safe workplace and to allocate resources and policies. They are typically senior management within the organisation.

There is an emphasis on the PCBU's responsibilities to ensure a safe workplace, as they have a duty of care that extends to all workers. Health and safety legislation makes PCBU liable for worker's injuries or disease if the cause was due to