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The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) (HSWA 1974, HASWA or HASAWA) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that as of 2011 defines the fundamental structure and authority for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare within the United Kingdom.
It is also a requirement of Section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 [6] that equipment for use at work are regularly cleaned or maintained.
[1] [2] HASAWA introduced (section 2) a general duty on an employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees, with the intention of giving a legal framework supporting codes of practice not in themselves having legal force but establishing a strong presumption as to what was ...
or the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 [a] 1974 c. 37. 31 July 1974. ... to amend section 58 of the National Insurance Act 1965, sections 29(c), 40(1) and 49 of ...
8 March 1974 – 6 July 1978 James Dunn: 8 March 1974 – 14 April 1976 John Golding: 8 March 1974 – 18 October 1974 Tom Pendry: 8 March 1974 – 18 January 1977 James Hamilton: 8 March 1974 – 28 June 1974 Michael Cocks: 28 June 1974 – 8 April 1976 Jack Dormand: 18 October 1974 – 4 May 1979 David Stoddart: 4 April 1976 – 18 November 1977
The HSC was created by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA). [1] It was formally established on 31 July 1974. The Commission consisted of a chairman and between six and nine other people, appointed by the Secretary of State for Employment, latterly the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, after consultation. [2]
Either an individual or a corporation can be punished [5] and sentencing practice is published by the Sentencing Guidelines Council. [6] Enforcement is the responsibility of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or in some cases, local authorities. [7] The HSE publishes a code of practice on implementing the regulations.
For most 'notifiable installations' no further explicit controls should be needed; HSE could advise and if need be enforce improvements under the general powers given it by the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA), but for a very few sites explicit licensing by HSE might be appropriate; [y] responsibility for safety of the installation ...