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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.
[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 ...
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Text of the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 are a set of regulations created under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which came into force in Great Britain on 6 July 2005. [ 1 ]
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, a United Kingdom statutory instrument, stipulate general requirements on accommodation standards for nearly all workplaces. The regulations implemented European Union directive 89/654/EEC on minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace and repealed and superseded much of ...
The regulations reenacted, with amendments, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Work Regulations 1999 and implement several European Union directives. [2] [3] Breach of the regulations by an employer or employee is a crime, punishable on summary conviction or on indictment by an unlimited fine.
The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 place a duty on employers within Great Britain to reduce the risk to their employees health by controlling the noise they are exposed to whilst at work. [1] The regulations were established under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and implement European Council directive 2003/10/EC. The ...
The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (c. 41) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.At the time of its passage, the Act was intended to extend the protection of workplace health, safety and welfare under the Factories Act 1961 to other employees in Great Britain.