These requirements apply to all business activities in this division.
compliance
Great_Britain
Ongoing
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 — general duties
Enforced by:
HSE
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
General duty to protect employees and others affected by the manufacturing operation — machine shops, welding, assembly, test rigs. Devolved: enforced via the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 in NI.
insurance
Great_Britain
Annual
Employers' Liability (Compulsory) Insurance
Enforced by:
HSE
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
Compulsory for any business employing at least one person.
registration
Uk
Annual
UK GDPR + Data Protection Act 2018
Enforced by:
ICO
Data Protection Act 2018; UK GDPR (retained EU law)
Applies to any business processing personal data — staff, customers, suppliers. ICO data protection fee unless specifically exempt.
compliance
Great_Britain
Ongoing
Equality Act 2010 — protected characteristics
Enforced by:
EHRC
Equality Act 2010
Discrimination, harassment and victimisation prohibited across the protected characteristics, in employment and in the provision of goods and services.
compliance
England_Wales
Ongoing
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Enforced by:
LOCAL_FIRE_AUTHORITY
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The responsible person must carry out and maintain a fire risk assessment for factory and workshop premises — a material risk where hot work, oils, solvents, dusts and high-current electrical work are present. Devolved: Fire (Scotland) Act 2005; Fire and Rescue Services (NI) Order 2006.
compliance
Great_Britain
Ongoing
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
Enforced by:
HSE
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
Assess and control exposure to hazardous substances used in machinery manufacture — welding fume, metalworking fluids, degreasing solvents, paints, hardening and plating chemicals, and dusts. Devolved: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.
compliance
Great_Britain
Ongoing
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
Enforced by:
HSE
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
Work equipment used in the factory (lathes, presses, CNC machines, welding sets, test rigs, conveyors) must be suitable, maintained and safely guarded; operators trained. Read alongside the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, which governs the machinery the business itself manufactures and places on the market.
compliance
Great_Britain
Ongoing
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Enforced by:
HSE
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Avoid, assess and reduce the risk from manual handling — heavy castings, motors, gearboxes, sub-assemblies and finished machinery are common loads on the production line. Devolved: Manual Handling Operations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992.
compliance
Uk
Ongoing
General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (GPSR)
Enforced by:
OPSS
General Product Safety Regulations 2005
Baseline safety duty for products supplied to consumers, including traceability, corrective action and notification of unsafe products. Acts as the backstop where the machinery falls outside the scope of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations or no more specific sectoral safety regime applies.
certification
Uk
Ongoing
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
Enforced by:
OPSS
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
The core product-compliance regime for this division. Machinery placed on the GB market must meet the essential health and safety requirements, undergo the appropriate conformity assessment, carry the UKCA (or, transitionally, CE) mark, and be supported by a technical file, instructions and an EC/UK declaration of conformity. Applies to virtually all machinery made across division 28; enforced by HSE for at-work machinery and OPSS / local Trading Standards for products supplied to consumers.