Risk assessment
- Carry out and record health and safety risk assessments Self-Employed Person
UK Statutory Instrument
1992
United Kingdom
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
12 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Employer 7
- Self-Employed Person 4
- Employee 1
Other Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Employers also bound by 171 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 204 duties
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 201 duties
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 1989 55 duties
- Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 2006 51 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 47 duties
Self-Employed People also bound by 17 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 1993 5 duties
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended 2022) 1992 4 duties
- Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 1998 4 duties
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 1999 3 duties
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 2000 3 duties
Employees also bound by 53 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 13 duties
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 10 duties
- Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014 2014 10 duties
- Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 2002 9 duties
- Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 2006 5 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Health and safety arrangements
- Establish and record health and safety management arrangements Employer
Health surveillance
- Provide appropriate health surveillance for employees Employer
Health and safety assistance
- Appoint competent health and safety assistance Employer
Procedures for serious and imminent danger and for danger areas
- Establish emergency procedures and appoint evacuation marshals Employer
Information for employees
- Provide health and safety information to your employees Employer
Co-operation and co-ordination
- Co-operate and co-ordinate health and safety in shared workplaces Self-Employed Person
Persons working in host employers' or self-employed persons' undertakings
- Provide health and safety information to non-employees and host employers Self-Employed Person
Capabilities and training
- Assess employee capabilities and provide health and safety training Employer
Employees' duties
- Use equipment safely and report dangerous workplace situations Employee
Temporary workers
- Provide safety information to temporary and agency workers Self-Employed Person
Employer’s duty to consult and provide facilities and assistance
- Consult safety representatives and provide necessary facilities Employer
Browse 23 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and interpretation.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
Disapplication of these Regulations.
Disapplication of these Regulations
Risk assessment.
Health and safety arrangements.
Health surveillance.
Health and safety assistance.
Procedures for serious and imminent danger and for danger areas.
Information for employees.
Co-operation and co-ordination.
Persons working in host employers' or self-employed persons' undertakings.
Capabilities and training.
Employees' duties.
Temporary workers.
Exemption certificates.
Exemption certificates
Exclusion of civil liability.
Exclusion of civil liability
Extension outside Great Britain.
Extension outside Great Britain
Modification of instrument.
Modification of instrument
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Health and Safety Executive
Workplace health, safety, and welfare regulation across all industries. Enforces the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and related regulations. Investigates …
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