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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.
Health and safety legislation in the UK is drawn up and enforced by the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA or HSWA). [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 ...
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1974 (SI 1974/1439) Industrial Training (Transfer of the Activities of Establishments) (No. 2) Order 1974 (SI 1974/1495) Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 1974 (SI 1974/1533) Police Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1974 (SI 1974/1673)
The Offshore Safety Act 1992 made the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971 and its subsidiary Regulations relevant statutory provisions of the Health and Safety at work etc., Act 1974. The OSD's initial responsibilities included the establishment of the Safety Case Regulations; a thorough review of existing safety legislation and ...
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 regulations place a duty on employers to reduce the risk to their employees’ health from exposure to vibration whether this is caused by the use of ...
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implemented European Union directive 89/654/EEC on minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace and repealed and superseded much of ...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 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) are set of regulations created under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which came into force in Great Britain on 5 December 1998 [1] and replaced a number of other pieces of legislation which previously covered the use of lifting equipment.
1 January 1993: Other legislation; Made under: Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974: Text of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.