The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

The management of health and safety at work regulations 1992

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSW) consolidate previous regulations of the same name, together with previous regulations concerning new and expectant mothers at work, and previous regulations concerning young persons. However, there is very little change in substance which will affect departments/institutions/units.

An Act to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work, for controlling the keeping and use and preventing the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of dangerous substances, and for controlling certain emissions into the atmosphere; to make further provision with respect to the employment medical advisory service; to amend the law relating to building regulations, and the Building (Scotland) Act 1959; and for

Work Place Regulations 1992

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and their associated Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) and guidance (Ref 1) clarify and consolidate existing law. For the first time they establish a consistent set of standards for most workplaces including schools, colleges and universities. They replace earlier legislation which applied only to factories or offices and introduce some new elements, including requirements relating to windows and rest facilities (in particular dealing with provisions for non-smokers and pregnant and nursing

Control of substances hazardous to health 1994

Every employer shall ensure that the exposure of his employees to substances hazardous to health is either prevented or, where this is not reasonably practicable, adequately controlled. So far as is reasonably practicable, the prevention or adequate control of exposure of employees to a substance hazardous to health, except to a carcinogen or a biological agent, shall be secured by measures other than the provision of personal protective equipment.

Personal protective equipment 1992

PPE is defined in the Regulations as all equipment (including clothing affording protection against the weather) which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work and which protects him against one or more risks to his health or safety, e.g. safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, high-visibility clothing, safety footwear and safety harnesses.

Fire precautions (amendment) 1999

This Order replaces previous fire safety legislation and any fire certificate issued under the Fire Precautions Act 1972 will cease to have any effect. If a fire certificate has been issued in respect of your premises or the premises were built to recent building regulations, as long as you have made no material alterations and all the physical fire precautions have been properly maintained, then it is unlikely you will need to make any significant improvements to your existing physical fire protection arrangements to

The health and safety display screen equipment 1992

Where an employee is a user, as defined (in essence an operator who habitually uses display screen equipment as a significant part of the normal work), of display screen equipment (any alpha-numeric or graphic display on a screen) the work station has to be assessed with regard to the health and safety of the user. The findings of the assessment should be used to reduce the risks identified.

The effects these regulations have had on the public services

The safety display screen has because the workers can have it what size screen they want and they will be comfortable because of the chairs. The fire precautions someone will have a certificate so all in the work place will be safe if there is a firer. Personal protective equipment is there if there is a fire in the work place there is equipment so they dont get injured and they are safe. Control of substances if you spill chemicals they need to clear it up straight away because it is dangerous in the work place. Work place regulations for the workers to have rests so they are better worker than working all the time. The management at health and safety is that pregnant women should go on maternity leave.