6.3.2 Persons in Control of Workplaces
This category includes any person who is in control of a workplace but who is not the employer in that workplace. This may include a building or property owner or manager. This distinction is particularly significant if you lease your premises. The building owner has a duty to ensure that visitors and persons who are occupying or using the premises as a workplace are safe. This duty is to ensure:
- Safe access to and exit from the premises;
- Fire protection systems;
- Safe structures and fixtures (including the maintenance of lifts);
- Safe roofing and air conditioning ducts, etc.