Regulator Profile

HSE

Health and Safety Executive

Enforcement Regulator

3

Areas of regulation

3125

Guidance docs

115

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.

• Risk assessment
  Detailed Guidance Great Britain
• Insurance
  Factsheet Great Britain
• 6. The law
  Factsheet Great Britain
• 5. Apprentices
  Detailed Guidance Great Britain
• 4. Work experience
  Factsheet Great Britain
• 3. Training and supervision
  Factsheet Great Britain
• 2. Risks to young people at work
  Factsheet Great Britain
• 1. Overview
  Factsheet Great Britain

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Legal framework

Legislation that HSE enforces.

Primary legislation

• Mines and Quarries Act 1954 Act 1954
• ELCIA 1969 Act 1969
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Act 1974
• Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 Act 1985
• Petroleum Act 1987 Act 1987
• UKPGA 1992/15 Act 1992
• Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997 Act 1997
• Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 Act 2008
• http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/70 Act

Secondary legislation

• Agriculture (Safety of Children and Young Persons) Regulations 1956 UK Statutory Instrument 1956
• Employers' Health and Safety Policy Statements (Exception) Regulations 1975 UK Statutory Instrument 1975
• Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 UK Statutory Instrument 1977
• Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 UK Statutory Instrument 1981
• UKSI 1983/1649 UK Statutory Instrument 1983
• The Health and Safety (Training for Employment) Regulations 1988 UK Statutory Instrument 1988
• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 UK Statutory Instrument 1989
• Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989 UK Statutory Instrument 1989
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 1989 UK Statutory Instrument 1989
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) (Variation) Order 1989 UK Statutory Instrument 1989
• ... and 96 more statutory instruments