We’ve all heard of high profile court cases where an individual successfully prosecutes a company for injury or illness resulting from their work environment. These kind of law suits happen all the time at varying levels of seriousness, which is why health and safety legislation has been developed with the intention of protecting companies and employees alike.

Contravention of safety law can result not only in serious ramifications for the injured party, but in hefty fines and even imprisonment for the company so it is well worth knowing your responsibilities as a business and as an individual.This short course, developed by industry training specialists Creative Learning Solutions, explains your legal health and safety obligations as an employer or employee and explores the penalties and consequences of poor safety in the workplace.