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The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 , also referred to as HASAW or HSW, is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment.

The management of health and safety at work regulations 1992


The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 cover a wide range of basic health, safety and welfare issues and apply to most workplaces (with the exception of those workplaces involving construction work on construction sites, those in or on a ship, or those below ground at a mine).

Work Place Regulations 1992

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 is a United Kingdom Statutory Instrument that stipulates general requirements on accommodation standards for nearly all workplaces.

Control of substances hazardous to health 1994


For our purposes these Regulations apply to all workplaces, except construction sites and domestic premises. They do apply to temporary workplaces with respect to sanitary conveniences, washing facilities and facilities for rest and eating meals, so far as is reasonably practicable.

Personal protective equipment 1992


PPE is defined in the Regulations as all equipment (including clothing affording protection against the weather) which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work and which protects him against one or more risks to his health or safety, eg safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, high-visibility clothing, safety footwear and safety harnesses.

Fire precautions (amendment) 1999


Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997, as amended in 1999, UK businesses had to carry out a fire risk assessment that looked at preventing fire in the first place and controlling and escaping fire safely.

The health and safety display screen equipment 1992


The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 aim to protect the health of people who work with DSE. The Regulations were introduced because DSE has become one of the most common kinds of work equipment.

The effects these regulations have had on the public services


These regulations have big effects on the public services as these regulations make sure the health and safety of your work place is health and safe and also the equipment protective regulations and the firer and hazardous regulations make sure you safe and get told everything you should know before you start work. This effects the public services because you need rules when you are in the public services.

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