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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a British public body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare. It has additionally adopted a research role into occupational risks in the United Kingdom. It is a non-departmental public body with its headquarters in Bootle, England. [2]
The first meeting of the HSC took place on 1 October 1974. Its responsibilities covered England and Wales and Scotland. In Northern Ireland, its functions were carried out by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland. It merged with the Health and Safety Executive on 1 April 2008.
Its functions are similar to those of the Health and Safety Executive in the rest of the United Kingdom. [1] The HSENI employs approximately 105 staff. [2] It was founded as the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland when the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 were extended to the province in 1978. [3]
Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 [15] Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees) Regulations 1989 [16] The first two regulations above (as amended) are supported by Approved Codes of Practice and guidance issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). [17]
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – fifteen professions with designated titles [3] Health and Safety Executive; Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) Healthcare Improvement Scotland; Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; Human Tissue Authority (HTA)
The Service was created by the Employment Medical Advisory Service Act 1972 [1] and, as of 2009, is governed by sections Part II of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. [ 2 ] Section 55 of the 1974 Act defines the Service's purpose as:
Tolley's Health and Safety at Work Handbook 2008. London: Butterworths. ISBN 978-0-7545-3318-4. Health and Safety Executive (2003). COSHH essentials: Easy steps to control chemicals. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (HSG193) (2nd ed.). London: HSE books. ISBN 0-7176-2737-3. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020
In 1974, the Health and Safety at Work Act laid down general principles for the management of health and safety at work in Britain. [2] This legislation, together with the establishment of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Health and Safety Commission (HSC) (now merged), led to more emphasis being placed on occupational safety and health by UK employers from the mid-1970s onwards. [3]