Your employer has a DUTY under Health and Safety legislation to provide information, INSTRUCTION, training and supervision to ensure the health and safety of their employees. Under the work equipment regulations employers are required to “ensure that all persons who use work equipment have received adequate training for purposes of health and safety, including training in the METHODS which may be adopted when using the work equipment, any risks which such use may entail and precautions to be TAKEN.” By not providing you with any training at all, your employer could be breaking the LAW.

Your employer has a duty under Health and Safety legislation to provide information, instruction, training and supervision to ensure the health and safety of their employees. Under the work equipment regulations employers are required to “ensure that all persons who use work equipment have received adequate training for purposes of health and safety, including training in the methods which may be adopted when using the work equipment, any risks which such use may entail and precautions to be taken.” By not providing you with any training at all, your employer could be breaking the law.