Regulator Profile
HSE
Health and Safety Executive
Enforcement Regulator3
Areas of regulation
1
Guidance docs
146
Laws enforced
UK-wide
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Comah
Health Safety
Workplace Regulation
What HSE does
Workplace health, safety, and welfare regulation across all industries. Enforces the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and related regulations. Investigates serious incidents and prosecutes breaches. Also regulates COMAH sites and certain high-hazard industries.
Official guidance from HSE
Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.
Legal framework
Legislation that HSE enforces.
Primary legislation
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Act 1974
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Act 1974
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Section 33 (Offences) Act 1974
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Section 7 Act 1974
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Section 8 Act 1974
- Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997 Act 1997
Secondary legislation
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 UK Statutory Instrument 1999
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (full text) UK Statutory Instrument 1999
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 UK Statutory Instrument 2015
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) UK Statutory Instrument 2002
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 UK Statutory Instrument 1998
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 UK Statutory Instrument 1998
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 UK Statutory Instrument 1992
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 UK Statutory Instrument 1989
- Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 UK Statutory Instrument 1996
- The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 UK Statutory Instrument 1996
- ... and 130 more statutory instruments