Therapy
1. Describe environ- - the conditions in which people work, for example the working
temperature,
mental factors ventilation and noise
2. Health a state of wellbeing
3. Safety the absence of risks
4. HSE (Health the body that regulates health and safety and enforces authority
and Safety
Executive)
They're not under direct supervision when
5. Duties of working. They submit invoices for the work
the self- they've done.
employed They're responsible for paying their own National Insurance and
tax. They do not get holiday or sick pay when they're not
working.
They operate under a contract (sometimes known as a 'contract for
services' or 'consultancy agreement') that uses terms like 'self-
employed', 'consultant' or an 'independent contractor'.
6. Duties of Ensuring that products have appropriate conformity marking and are
manu- labelled: including type, batch or serial number or other element
facturers allowing its identification, and the name and address of the
manufacturer
Accompanied by the required documents in English: usually the
Instructions and safety information,
Manufacturers must carry out sample testing on products which they
have sup- plied. If necessary, they must also keep a register of
complaints, non-conforming products and product recalls, and keep
others in the supply chain informed about such monitoring.
7. Duties of Following a request from an enforcing authority, suppliers must provide
suppli- ers the au- thority with all the information and documentation necessary to
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demonstrate that the
product is in conformity,
and cooperate with the
relevant authorities to
evaluate and eliminate
risk posed by the
product.
Suppliers must also
ensure traceability of
products throughout the
distribution
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