- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 11 of 23 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 1 carries different penalties and 11 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 10 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.
Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 701 other Acts
Self-Employed Person — also bound by 78 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Employee — also bound by 193 other Acts
What it requires
Sections 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.
Health, Safety and Welfare in connection with Work, and Control of Dangerous Substances and Certain Emissions into the Atmosphere
16 of 58 sections shown- Protect the health, safety, and welfare of all employeesEmployer
- Protect the health and safety of non-employees and the publicSelf-Employed Person
- Ensure safety of premises for non-employees and the publicAny Person
- Prevent and minimise harmful emissions from business premisesAny Person
- Ensure safety of products, equipment, and substances supplied for workAny Person
- Take reasonable care for health and safety and cooperate with employerEmployee
- Do not interfere with or misuse safety equipmentAny Person
- Do not charge employees for health and safety requirementsEmployer
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HSE must provide information, training, and advisory servicesStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators and local authorities must arrange for health and safety enforcementStatutory regulator
- Provide information when served with an HSE noticeAny Person
- Cause another person to commit an health and safety offenceAny Person
- Personal liability of directors and managers for company safety breachesDirector or Officer
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may set fees for health and safety servicesCrown / Minister / Government department
- Police leadership liability for health and safety breachesAny Person
42 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
The Employment Medical Advisory Service
5 of 6 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must maintain the Employment Medical Advisory ServiceCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must appoint and qualify employment medical advisersCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must fund the employment medical advisory serviceCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authority must keep accounts and report on medical advisory servicesStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must ensure access to school medical recordsCrown / Minister / Government department
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Building Regulations, and Amendment of Building (Scotland) Act 1959
0 of 7 sections shown7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Miscellaneous and General
1 of 9 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- National Radiological Protection Board must consult HSE and follow its policiesStatutory regulator
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
1 of 56 shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HSE must publish accounts and annual performance reportsStatutory regulator
55 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Building compliance quick check
Fast compliance verification for experienced property managers. Checklist format covering electrical, gas, water, HVAC, lifts, and energy performance requirements.
CDM compliance quick check
Quick CDM checklist before construction begins. Four key actions: check if notifiable, appoint duty holders, submit F10 if required, ensure construction phase …
Responding to CDM enforcement action
What to do when HSE takes enforcement action or investigates your construction site for CDM breaches. Covers improvement notices, prohibition notices, prosecution, …
Meet workplace health and safety requirements
A comprehensive journey for UK employers to understand and comply with health and safety law. Covers the legal framework (HASAWA 1974, MHSWR …
Health and safety compliance checklist
Quick compliance checklist for experienced employers to verify they meet core HSE requirements. Covers legal duties, risk assessment, first aid, accident reporting, …
Building compliance for new property owners
Comprehensive guide to understanding and meeting your legal obligations for building safety, maintenance, and energy performance when you acquire commercial premises.
Appoint a competent person for health and safety
From your first employee, you must appoint at least one competent person to help you meet your health and safety duties. In …
Control gas, ventilation and legionella risks in a commercial kitchen
Employers must keep gas appliances, flues and pipework safe using competent Gas Safe engineers, provide effective ventilation, and assess and control legionella …
Crane and lifting operations for structural work
Lifting operations with cranes, piling rigs and hoists on construction sites in Great Britain must be planned and supervised under LOLER by …
Dig safely near buried services
Before you dig, get plans from every owner of buried services, survey the ground with a cable avoidance tool and signal generator, …
Electrical safety in your business premises
If you employ anyone or control business premises, you must keep electrical systems safe under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. The …
Excavation and foundation safety
Trench collapse is a leading cause of death on UK construction sites, and CDM 2015 requires you to prevent it whatever the …
Health and safety for retail premises
If you employ anyone in a shop, you must assess the risks they face, from lone working and violence to manual handling …
Keep children safe on farms
Children under 13 must never ride on or drive a tractor, self-propelled farm machine or ATV at work, and the law does …
69 more guides that reference this instrument
Connected legislation
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