The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 also referred to as HASAW or HSW is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. An Act to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work, for controlling the keeping and use and preventing the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of dangerous substances, and for controlling certain emissions into the atmosphere

The management of health and safety at work regulations 1992

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSW) consolidate previous regulations of the same name, together with previous regulations concerning new and expectant mothers at work, and previous regulations concerning young persons. In January 1992, six Regulations on Health and Safety at Work were introduced. Most of the requirements of these Regulations were not new, they simply spelled out in more detail what a responsible employer should already have been doing to comply with the requirements of the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act.

Work Place Regulations 1992

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 is a United Kingdom Statutory Instrument that stipulates general requirements on accommodation standards for nearly all workplaces. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 for the first time establish a consistent set of standards for most workplaces including schools, colleges and universities. They replace earlier legislation which applied only to factories or offices and introduce some new elements, including requirements relating to windows and rest facilities (in particular dealing with provisions for nonsmokers and pregnant and nursing mothers).

Control of substances hazardous to health 1994

Contains the Approved Code as aligned to the three regulatory sets - cited within - and is accordingly addressed to owners and managers of all potteries, enforcement officers, supervisors and safety representatives. Applicable where persons are, or liable to be, exposed to hazardous substances in pottery production, the preparation of raw materials for use in (and production of) pottery bodies, glazes and colours, and the manufacture of lithographic and other transfers used in pottery decoration Where it is appropriate for the protection of the health of his employees who are, or are liable to be, exposed to a substance hazardous to health, the employer shall ensure that such employees are under suitable health surveillance.

Personal protective equipment 1992

The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 cover equipment intended to be used by a person at work that affords protection against health and safety risks. This includes protective clothing (e.g. overalls, weatherproof clothing, gloves, and safety footwear) as well as equipment such as protective eyewear and safety harnesses. The Regulations apply only to employees: there is no formal requirement to provide PPE to students, for instance. However, the University has duties to non-employees under the Health and Safety at Work Act (Section 3), and PPE may need to be provided in order to comply. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, personal protective equipment means all equipment (including clothing affording protection against the weather) which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work and which protects him against one or more risks to his health or

Fire precautions (amendment) 1999

In December 1999 the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations were amended. The amendment broadened the scope of the legislation to include businesses that had a fire certificate. The proposals arise from correspondence between the European Commission (EC) and the UK Government over the "civil liability exclusion" in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWRegs) in the context of the UK's implementation of the Framework Directive (89/391/EEC). In light of this correspondence the UK undertook to remove the exclusion - both from MHSWRegs and from the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 (FPWRegs) - for breach of statutory duty towards employees, and to con-sult on proposals to this end

The health and safety display screen equipment 1992

Every employer shall perform a suitable and sufficient analysis of those workstations which (a)(Regardless of who has provided them) are used for the purposes of his undertaking by users; or. (b) Have been provided by him and are used for the purposes of his undertaking by operators,. For the purpose of assessing the health and safety risks to which those persons are exposed in consequence of that use.

The effects these regulations have had on the public services

These realisation have been put in place so there for that the public services will enjoy it more and also and insure that there is more health and safety put in and less days off. Also with these safety regulations been put in there will be more warning when there is a hazard and also there will be more fire exits when it comes to a fire alarm or a fire.