
Under the law employers are responsible for health and safety management. The following provides a broad outline of how the law applies to employers. Don't forget, employees and the self employed have important responsibilities too. It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare
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Site safety, working at height, scaffolding and Construction Design Management. RIDDOR. Some serious workplace accidents, diseases or near misses (RIDDOR) must be reported. The law. The Health and Safety at Work Act, criminal and civil law
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How to identify hazards and assess risks at work. Consult your workers. Include your workers and inform them about health and safety. Get insurance for your business. Find out why you may need employers' liability insurance. The law. The Health and Safety at Work Act, criminal and civil law
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Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Background. The aim of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA 1974) was to create a single comprehensive system of regulatory law covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. HSWA 1974 imposes various general duties upon both employers and employees and its three primary objectives are to:
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The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, often referred to as the HASAWA, or HSW is the main piece of UK legislation detailing the duties of employers regarding health and safety in the workplace. Its general principle is that employers have a duty to protect the health, safety and welfare at work of all of their employees. It also covers other ...
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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 ...
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Employer duties under Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Health and Safety at Work act 1974 enshrines in law the employer’s responsibility to maintain the health, safety and welfare of their employees. This means that an employee’s workplace must meet health and safety standards, employees must be fully informed of workplace risks and ...
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The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (also referred to as HSWA, the HSW Act, the 1974 Act or HASAWA) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive, with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is
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The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation governing workplace health and safety in Great Britain. There are also main pieces of regulation which are integral to managing health and safety at work. The implementation of these regulations does not have to be a daunting, time consuming or costly affair. Follow ...
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The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) lays down wide-ranging duties on employers. Employers must protect the 'health, safety and welfare' at work of all their employees, as well as others on their premises, including temps, casual workers, the self-employed, clients, visitors and the general public. However, these duties are qualified with the words 'so far as is
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