Managing overlapping responsibilities

The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 says businesses on a shared work site share the duty – or responsibility – for keeping workers safe where they have the ability to influence or control risk. This joint responsibility is called 'shared' or 'overlapping duties'. This is a guide to how you can manage those overlapping responsibilities once the operation begins. This guide is ideally read after the "How to plan work when there overlapping responsibilities" guide.