UK Statutory Instrument SI 1977 United Kingdom

Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977

These Regulations give effect with modifications to proposals of the Health and Safety Commission submitted to the Secretary of State:—

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Enforced by
HSE
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 8 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 7 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer7

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

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TULRCA 1992 72 duties

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 Employer’s duty to consult and provide facilities and assistance Regulated
  • Consult safety reps and provide them with necessary trial facilitiesEmployer
s.004 Functions of safety representatives (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Permit safety representatives paid time off for duties and trainingEmployer
s.005 Inspections of the workplace (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide facilities and assistance for safety rep inspectionsEmployer
s.006 Inspections following notifiable accidents, occurrences and diseases (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide facilities for safety reps to inspect after accidents or diseaseEmployer
s.007 Inspection of documents and provision of information (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Provide information and documents to safety representativesEmployer

Unlimited fine

s.009 Safety committees (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Establish a health and safety committee upon written requestEmployer
s.011 Provisions as to industrial tribunals (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Industrial Tribunal must adjudicate safety representative complaintsTribunal / Court
7 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Appointment of safety representatives (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Cases where safety representatives need not be employees (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Power of Health and Safety Executive to grant exemptions (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Extension of time limit to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings (opens in a new tab)
s.bodies to be treated as recognised trade unions Bodies to be treated as recognised trade unions
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 Subject to paragraph 3 below, where a safety representative is... Regulated
  • Pay safety representative for time off for training or dutiesEmployer
4 other schedules
s.002 PAY FOR TIME OFF ALLOWED TO SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 BODIES TO BE TREATED AS RECOGNISED TRADE UNIONS (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 The average hourly earnings referred to in paragraph 1(b) above...
s.sch002 Any payment to a safety representative by an employer in...

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Health and safety for a growing business

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Connected legislation

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