UK Statutory Instrument SI 1996 United Kingdom

Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996

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Enforced by
HSE
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer2

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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.005 The effectiveness of a sign must not be adversely affected... (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Ensure safety signs are effective and not compromised by other sourcesEmployer
12 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.001 Preliminary remarks (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Types of signs (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Application
s.003 Interchanging and combining signs (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Provision and maintenance of safety signs
s.004 The instructions in the table below apply to all signs... (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Information, instruction and training
s.006 Transitional provisions
s.007 Enforcement
s.008 Revocations and amendments
Schedules

Schedules

1 of 11 shown
s.sch001 Areas, rooms or enclosures used for the storage of significant... Regulated
  • Put warning signs on hazardous substance storage areasEmployer
10 other schedules
s.sch001 Illuminated signs and acoustic signals must be checked to ensure...
s.sch001 If the hearing or the sight of the workers concerned...
s.sch001 Depending on requirements, signs and signalling devices must be cleaned,...
s.sch001 The number and positioning of signs or signalling devices to...
s.sch001 Signs requiring some form of power must be provided with...
s.sch001 The triggering of an illuminated sign and/or acoustic signal indicates...
s.sch002 The standards issued by the British Standards Institution with the...
s.sch002 Appendix C of the Fire Service Training Manual.
s.sch003 . . . . . . . . . ....
s.sch003 In the Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations...

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