Division 41
121,820 enterprises
These requirements apply to all business activities in this division.
Enforced by: HSE
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
General duties to employees and others. HSENI enforces in Northern Ireland.
Enforced by: HSE
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
Defines Client, Principal Designer, Principal Contractor, Designer and Contractor dutyholder roles for every construction project. F10 notification to HSE required for projects lasting >30 working days with >20 workers simultaneously, or >500 person-days.
Enforced by: LOCAL_AUTHORITY
Building Regulations 2010; Building Act 1984
Building control approval required before starting most construction work. Approved Inspectors (now 'registered building control approvers' under BSA 2022) provide an alternative to local authority building control for non-HRB work. Devolved analogues: Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (verifiers); Building Regulations (NI) 2012.
Enforced by: BSR
Building Safety Act 2022
Statutory dutyholder roles (Client, Principal Designer, Principal Contractor) under BSA mirror but extend CDM 2015 for buildings work. Higher-Risk Building (HRB) regime applies to residential buildings ≥18m or ≥7 storeys: BSR is the building control authority and gateway 1/2/3 approvals are required at planning, pre-construction and pre-occupation.
Enforced by: CITB
Industrial Training Act 1964
Exempt if total wage bill <£120,000. Micro employers mostly exempt. Northern Ireland operates a separate CITB-NI levy under the Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order (NI).
Enforced by: CITB
Industry standard, not a legal requirement, but most major sites and principal contractors require it for site access.
Enforced by: HSE
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
Required for all employers. Sole traders with no employees exempt.
Enforced by: ENVIRONMENT_AGENCY
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Must register as upper- or lower-tier waste carrier if transporting construction waste. Separate regimes in Scotland (SEPA), Wales (NRW), NI (NIEA/DAERA).
Enforced by: OPSS
Construction Products Regulations 2013
Construction products placed on the market must meet UKCA/CE marking and declaration of performance rules. OPSS leads enforcement with Trading Standards. Post-Grenfell amendments tighten requirements for safety-critical products.
Enforced by: ICO
Data Protection Act 2018
Applies to processing personal data of staff, customers and suppliers (e.g. site induction records, subcontractor data, CCTV).
Enforced by: EHRC
Equality Act 2010
Discrimination, harassment and victimisation prohibited across nine protected characteristics in employment and services. Construction has specific gender and racial-balance attention from EHRC.
Enforced by: FIRE_AND_RESCUE_AUTHORITY
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Responsible person duties apply to site offices, welfare cabins and other on-site workplaces. Devolved variants: Fire (Scotland) Act 2005; Fire and Rescue Services (NI) Order 2006.