Retained EU Law SI 1992 United Kingdom

Council Directive 92/57/EEC of 24 June 1992

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Enforced by
HSE
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer4 Client3 Contractor1 Designer1 Self-Employed Person1 Any Person1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties
Client — also bound by 62 other Acts
Contractor — also bound by 173 other Acts
Designer — also bound by 13 other Acts
Self-Employed Person — also bound by 80 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.003 Appointment of coordinators — Safety and health plan — Prior notice Regulated
  • Appoint safety coordinators and prepare a health and safety planClient
s.004 Project preparation stage: general principles Regulated
  • Incorporate health and safety into project design and planningClient
s.005 Project preparation stage: duties of coordinators Regulated
  • Create a health and safety plan and project file during designDesigner
s.006 Project execution stage: duties of coordinators Regulated
  • Coordinate health and safety during the construction phaseContractor
s.007 Responsibilities of clients, project supervisors and employers Regulated
  • Retain health and safety responsibility even if coordinators are appointedClient
s.008 Implementation of Article 6 of Directive 89/391/EEC Regulated
  • Maintain health and safety standards on construction sitesAny Person
s.009 Obligations of employers Regulated
  • Follow safety requirements and directions on construction sitesEmployer
s.010 Obligations of other groups of persons Regulated
  • Ensure safety compliance as a self-employed person or working employerSelf-Employed Person
s.011 Information for workers Regulated
  • Inform workers of health and safety measures on siteEmployer
s.012 Consultation and participation of workers Regulated
  • Consult with workers on construction health and safety mattersEmployer
s.014 Final Provisions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must implement construction safety laws and notify the CommissionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.annex iv MINIMUM SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES Regulated
  • Maintain minimum health, safety, and welfare standards on construction sitesEmployer
9 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Subject
s.002 Definitions
s.013 Amendments to Annex IV
s.015 Subject
s.content of the prior notice referred to in article CONTENT OF THE PRIOR NOTICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 (3), FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE DIRECTIVE
s.exercise of the delegation Exercise of the delegation
s.non-exhaustive list of building and civil engineer NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 (a) OF THE DIRECTIVE
s.non-exhaustive list of work involving particular r NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF WORK INVOLVING PARTICULAR RISKS TO THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF WORKERS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 (2), SECOND PARAGRAPH OF THE DIRECTIVE
s.urgency procedure Urgency procedure

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.