UK Statutory Instrument
1996
United Kingdom
Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
At a glance
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What's here
1 compliance obligation
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Employer 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 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
- Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 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.
Schedules
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If the hearing or the sight of the workers concerned...
Areas, rooms or enclosures used for the storage of significant...
Depending on requirements, signs and signalling devices must be cleaned,...
The number and positioning of signs or signalling devices to...
Signs requiring some form of power must be provided with...
The triggering of an illuminated sign and/or acoustic signal indicates...
The standards issued by the British Standards Institution with the...
Appendix C of the Fire Service Training Manual.
. . . . . . . . . ....
In the Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations...
The effectiveness of a sign must not be adversely affected...
- Ensure safety signs are effective and not compromised by other sources Employer
Browse 12 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Preliminary remarks
Interpretation
Types of signs
Application
Interchanging and combining signs
Provision and maintenance of safety signs
The instructions in the table below apply to all signs...
Information, instruction and training
Transitional provisions
Enforcement
Revocations and amendments
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Signs, signals and road markings (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- Safety signs (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- Legislation (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- The Law (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- Safety signs (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- Managing public safety (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- Use of gas-fired oven cleaning equipment inside vehicles (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 - Certificate of Approval No TA2 of 1999 (revised) (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- Safety signs and signals. The Health and Safety Regulations 1996. Guidance on Regulations (opens in a new tab) from HSE Code of Practice
- Summary of legislation interfacing with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Health and Safety Executive
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