Health & Safety

People with responsibility for Health & Safety face a bewildering range of areas with which they need to demonstrate compliance, no matter with which sector of industry or commerce your company is involved. The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 lays a number of duties upon the responsible person, or duty holder of any company employing 5 or more persons.  Smaller companies and individuals are not exempt from Health & Safety requirements, but are excused some of the record keeping requirements…confused yet?

Who is the duty holder?  Who are responsible or competent people?  What level of detail do we have to manage?

The following list of Acts or Regulations apply to almost every commercial activity in the UK:

• The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
• The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977
• The Health & Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
• The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Amendment) Order 1988
• The Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
• The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
• The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (1995) (RIDDOR)
• The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996
• The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996
• The Health & Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996
• Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
• The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
• The Diving at Work Regulations 1997
• The Driving at Work Regulations 1997
• The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998
• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• The Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999
• The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000
• The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations 2002
• The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
• The Working Time Regulations 1998 (Amendment) Order 2005
• The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
• The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
• The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
• The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• The Work at Height Regulations 2005
• The Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
• The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
• The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
• The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
• The Street Works (Qualifications of Supervisors and Operatives) (England) Regulations 2009
• The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
• The Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012