- Enforced by
- HSE
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Employer5
Plus 3 duties 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
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.004
Determination of exposure and assessment of risks
Regulated
- Assess and measure risks from artificial optical radiationEmployer
s.005
Provisions aimed at avoiding or reducing risks
Regulated
- Control and reduce risks from artificial optical radiationEmployer
s.006
Worker information and training
Regulated
- Train and inform workers about artificial optical radiation risksEmployer
s.007
Consultation and participation of workers
Regulated
- Consult with workers on artificial optical radiation risksEmployer
s.008
Health surveillance
Regulated
- Provide health surveillance for workers exposed to artificial optical radiationEmployer
s.009
Penalties
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must establish effective penalties for safety breachesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013
Practical guide
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Commission must publish a practical guide on optical radiation safetyStatutory regulator
s.014
Transposition
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Member States must implement optical radiation laws and notify the CommissionCrown / Minister / Government department
18 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.003
Exposure limit values
s.010
Amendment of the Annexes
s.011
Committee
s.012
Reports
s.015
Entry into force
s.016
Addressees
s.annex i para.1
The biophysically relevant exposure values to optical radiation can be...
s.annex i para.2
Numbering (a) to (o) refers to corresponding rows of Table...
s.annex i para.3
For the purposes of this Directive, the formulae above can...
s.annex i para.4
Notes:
s.annex i para.5
Eλ (λ,t), Eλ spectral irradiance or spectral power density: the...
s.art001
Aim and scope
s.art002
Definitions
s.exercise of the delegation
Exercise of the delegation
s.final provisions
FINAL PROVISIONS
s.laser optical radiation
Laser optical radiation
s.non-coherent optical radiation
Non-coherent optical radiation
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.