Regulator profile

HSE

Health and Safety Executive

Enforcement Regulator UK-wide

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.

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Official guidance from HSE

Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.

Building Safety Regulator (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

HSE: display screen equipment (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

HSE: entertainment and leisure (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

HSE simple health and safety guidance (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

COSHH: A brief guide to the Regulations (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

HSE: mining (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

HSE — COMAH (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

HSE - Managing for health and safety (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

View all 1102 guidance documents (opens in a new tab)

Legislation that HSE directly enforces.

Primary legislation

Mines and Quarries Act 1954 MQA 1954 ELCIA 1969 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 Petroleum Act 1987 Offshore Safety Act 1992 Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 DA 2015

Secondary legislation

Agriculture (Safety of Children and Young Persons) Regulations 1956 Coal Mines Sidings Order 1956 Employers' Health and Safety Policy Statements (Exception) Regulations 1975 Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 The Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 The Health and Safety (Training for Employment) Regulations 1988 The Merchant Shipping (Medical Stores) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1988 Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

… and 132 more statutory instruments.

Legislation connected to HSE’s remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.

Administered / monitored

The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1989 UK Statutory Instrument The Health and Safety (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 UK Statutory Instrument The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1993 UK Statutory Instrument The Health and Safety (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 UK Statutory Instrument Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 UK Statutory Instrument Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 — detergents Retained EU Law Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 — maximum residue levels of pesticides Retained EU Law UK REACH Regulation (retained EU law) Retained EU Law The Health and Safety (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 UK Statutory Instrument Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (UK CLP) Retained EU Law Plant Protection Products Regulations 1107/2009 Retained EU Law Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 — GB Prior Informed Consent Retained EU Law Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on Biocidal Products (retained in UK law as GB BPR via European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) Retained EU Law Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 — PPP active substance data requirements Retained EU Law Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 — PPP product data requirements Retained EU Law

… and 8 more.

Amendments / commencements

Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 UK Statutory Instrument Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994 UK Statutory Instrument The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 UK Statutory Instrument Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 UK Statutory Instrument Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 UK Statutory Instrument Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 UK Statutory Instrument

Referenced in enforcement

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986 UK Statutory Instrument The Control of Noise (Code of Practice for Construction and Open Sites) Order 1987 UK Statutory Instrument Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) Regulations 1988 UK Statutory Instrument Environment and Safety Information Act 1988 UK Act of Parliament The Falling-object Protective Structures for Construction Plant (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988 UK Statutory Instrument The Roll-over Protective Structures for Construction Plant (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988 UK Statutory Instrument Council Directive of 30 November 1989 Retained EU Law The Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989 UK Statutory Instrument The Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonization of Noise Emission Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 UK Statutory Instrument The Health and Safety (Emissions into the Atmosphere) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 UK Statutory Instrument Council Directive of 29 May 1990 Retained EU Law The Building Regulations 1991 UK Statutory Instrument The Construction Products Regulations 1991 UK Statutory Instrument Council Directive 92/57/EEC of 24 June 1992 Retained EU Law The Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1992 UK Statutory Instrument

… and 86 more.

Other publications

215 additional documents from HSE.

A comprehensive guide to managing asbestos in premises (opens in a new tab)

Administration (opens in a new tab)

A guide to the well aspects of the Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction etc) Regulations 1996. Guidance on regulations (opens in a new tab)

Are you a construction worker? (opens in a new tab)

Are you a contractor? (opens in a new tab)

View all 215 documents (opens in a new tab)

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