Statutory obligation to display health and safety poster

Employers must display a health and safety poster prominently in the workplace. The form it must take is prescribed by the Health and Safety Information for Employees (Amendment) Regulations 2009. There is also a statutory leaflet presenting clear advice about worker rights and responsibilities and explaining how to get further advice. Organisations must switch to the new leaflets and posters no later than 5 April 2014.

Employers still using the old poster must make sure it is legible and keep the addresses of the enforcing authority and the Employment Medical Advisory Service (EMAS) up to date.