- Enforced by
- HSE
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 12 of 17 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Self-Employed Person — also bound by 80 other Acts
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.
- Plan, supervise, and safely organize all work at heightEmployer
- Ensure competence of anyone working at height or supervising itEmployer
- Avoid work at height and prevent fallsEmployer
- Select appropriate work equipment for working at heightEmployer
- Ensure safety standards are met during dock operations at heightEmployer
- Ensure all work at height equipment meets specific safety standardsEmployer
- Avoid or protect work near fragile surfacesEmployer
- Prevent injuries from falling, moving, or thrown objectsEmployer
- Secure and signpost danger areas where people could fallEmployer
- Inspect work at height equipment and maintain safety recordsEmployer
- Check surfaces and fall protection before working at heightEmployer
- Maintain equivalent safety levels for caving and climbing instructionSelf-Employed Person
- Use height safety equipment correctly and report defectsAny Person
11 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
4 of 47 shown- Select, fit, and use personal fall protection systems safelyAny Person
- Ensure support structures for fall protection are strong enoughAny Person
- Only use safeguards after risk assessment and adequate trainingEmployer
- Use ladders for work at height only after a risk assessmentEmployer
43 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Responding to CDM enforcement action
What to do when HSE takes enforcement action or investigates your construction site for CDM breaches. Covers improvement notices, prohibition notices, prosecution, …
Meet workplace health and safety requirements
A comprehensive journey for UK employers to understand and comply with health and safety law. Covers the legal framework (HASAWA 1974, MHSWR …
Plan safe work at height
Learning path for planning and managing work at height safely. Covers the hierarchy of controls, equipment selection, scaffolding management, MEWP operation, and …
Run a construction business
Ongoing compliance, site safety, and operational requirements for established construction businesses
What regulations apply to my farm?
A quick decision-tree navigator that helps you identify which regulations apply to your specific farm based on what you keep, grow, and …
Grow your construction business
Scale your construction business - win public contracts, build your workforce, achieve accreditations, and manage subcontractors at scale
Control risks from roof work
How to plan and manage roof work safely. Covers edge protection requirements, fragile roof identification and precautions, pitched and flat roof safety, …
Ensure scaffolding safety on your site
How to meet your legal duties for scaffolding on construction sites. Covers design and planning, erection by competent scaffolders, the mandatory inspection …
Use MEWPs (cherry pickers and scissor lifts) safely
How to select, operate, and maintain mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) safely and legally. Covers choosing the right MEWP type, IPAF operator …
7 more guides that reference this instrument
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.