| Guvnor

Enforced by: HSE, ONR
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 19 of 28 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 9 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer22 Any Person4 Trader2

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Employer — also bound by 701 other Acts

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 241 duties

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 120 duties

TULRCA 1992 72 duties

Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 54 duties

Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 53 duties

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Trader — also bound by 864 other Acts

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 416 duties

Companies Act 2006 244 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 133 duties

Companies Act 1985 85 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 62 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 Stability and solidity Imprisonment

Ensure the building is structurally stable and solidTrader

s.004 Requirements under these Regulations Regulated

Ensure workplace and modifications meet health and safety standardsEmployer

s.005 Maintenance of workplace, and of equipment, devices and systems Imprisonment

Maintain the workplace, equipment, and safety systems in good repairEmployer

s.006 Ventilation Imprisonment

Ensure every enclosed workplace is adequately ventilatedEmployer

s.007 Temperature in indoor workplaces Imprisonment

Maintain reasonable temperature and provide thermometers in indoor workplacesTrader

s.008 Lighting Regulated

Ensure all workplace areas have suitable and sufficient lightingEmployer

s.009 Cleanliness and waste materials Imprisonment

Keep the workplace, furniture, and fittings cleanEmployer

s.010 Room dimensions and space Imprisonment

Ensure workrooms have sufficient space, height, and floor areaAny Person

s.011 Workstations and seating Regulated

Ensure workstations and seating are safe and suitableEmployer

s.012 Condition of floors and traffic routes Imprisonment

Ensure floors and traffic routes are safe and well-maintainedEmployer

s.013 Falls or falling objects Imprisonment

Securely cover or fence tanks and pits containing dangerous substancesEmployer

s.014 Windows, and transparent or translucent doors, gates and walls Imprisonment

Ensure windows and glass surfaces are safe and visibleEmployer

s.015 Windows, skylights and ventilators Imprisonment

Ensure windows and ventilators can be opened and used safelyEmployer

s.016 Ability to clean windows etc. safely Imprisonment

Ensure windows and skylights can be cleaned safelyEmployer

s.017 Organisation etc. of traffic routes Imprisonment

Organise workplace traffic routes for pedestrian and vehicle safetyEmployer

s.018 Doors and gates Imprisonment

Ensure all workplace doors and gates are safe and functionalEmployer

s.019 Escalators and moving walkways Imprisonment

Ensure escalators and moving walkways are safe and have emergency stopsEmployer

s.020 Sanitary conveniences Imprisonment

Provide and maintain suitable sanitary conveniencesEmployer

s.022 Drinking water Imprisonment

Provide adequate wholesome drinking water and cupsAny Person

s.023 Accommodation for clothing Regulated

Provide suitable storage and drying facilities for clothingEmployer

s.024 Facilities for changing clothing Regulated

Provide changing facilities for workers wearing special clothingAny Person

s.025 Disabled persons Imprisonment

Adapt the workplace for disabled employeesAny Person

s.025 Facilities for rest and to eat meals Imprisonment

Provide suitable rest and meal facilities for employeesEmployer

6 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Interpretation

s.003 Application of these Regulations

s.021 Washing facilities

s.026 Exemption certificates

s.027 Repeals, saving and revocations

Schedules

5 of 7 shown

s.001 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FACTORIES WHICH ARE NOT NEW WORKPLACES, MODIFICATIONS, EXTENSIONS OR CONVERSIONS Imprisonment

Ensure minimum workspace and sanitary facilities in older factoriesEmployer

s.sch001 No room in the workplace shall be so overcrowded as... Regulated

Prevent overcrowding in workplace rooms to avoid health and safety risksEmployer

s.sch001 Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 1, the number... Regulated

Ensure each workroom has at least 11 cubic metres per personEmployer

s.sch001 In workplaces where females work, there shall be at least... Regulated

Provide sufficient female-only toiletsEmployer

s.sch001 In workplaces where males work, there shall be at least... Regulated

Provide one toilet per 25 male workersEmployer

2 other schedules

s.sch001 In calculating for the purposes of this Part of this...

s.sch001 In calculating the number of males or females who work...

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