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Legislation

How legislation works in the UK - Click Here


Acts of Parliament:



Full list of Acts owned and enforced by the HSE - Click Here


Statutory Instruments (Regulations):



Full list of Acts owned and enforced by the HSE and Local Authorities - Click Here


Publications to help you interpret the law:


  • Control of substances hazardous to health (6th edition) : the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as Amended) (L5) - Click Here
  • Legionnaires' disease: the control of legionella bacteria in water systems. Approved Code of Practice and guidance (L8) - Click Here
  • Controlling noise at work: the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. Guidance on Regulations (L108) - Click Here
  • Dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres. Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (L138) - Click Here
  • Health and safety at quarries. Quarries Regulations 1999 (L118) - Click Here
  • Personal protective equipment at work (L25) - Click Here
  • Safe use of work equipment. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (L22) - Click Here
  • Managing and working with asbestos (L143) - Click Here
  • Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 (as Amended by the Quarries Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions Regulations 1995) (L24) - Click Here


Full list of publications containing information on statuory instruments and or approved codes of practice (ACOP) - Click Here


General Guidance:



You can search all of the guidance available through the HSE website, by topic, industries or resources - Click Here


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HSE Press and Consultation HUB


  • Access all the latest HSE press releases - Click Here
  • You can find and participate in consultations that are of interest - Click Here
  • Sign up for free sector specific email updates from the HSE - Click Here


General Points:


If you employ anyone, you must either:


  • Display the health and safety law poster where your workers can easily read it
  • Provide each worker with the equivalent health and safety law leaflet


The poster explains British health and safety laws and lists what is required by employers, employees and what to do if there is a problem.


You can also adds the details of any safety representatives or health and safety contacts such as consultants and / or inspectors.


Insurance


If your business has employees, you will probably need employers' liability insurance.


If an employee is injured or becomes ill as a result of the work they do for you, they can claim compensation from you.


Employers' liability insurance will help you to pay any compensation.


Health & Safety Policy


The law says that every business must have a policy for managing health and safety. If you have five or more employees, you must write your policy down. If you have fewer than five employees you do not have to write anything down, but it is useful to do so.


You must share the policy, and any changes to it, with your employees.


A health and safety policy sets out your general approach to health and safety. It explains how you, as an employer, will manage health and safety in your business.


It should clearly say who does what, when and how.

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Managing risks and risk assessment's at work 

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Other useful information:


  • HSE - Health & Safety Tool Box Talks: How to control risks at work - Click Here
  • The Official HSE Health and Safety app for SMEs - Click Here
  • Online Webinar - Managing Risk: From Assessment to Control. Bringing your Risk Assessment to life! - Click Here

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Manual Handling and MSD's 

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Tool Kit: 


Tool Kit Frequently asked questions (FAQ'S) - Click Here


The Manual Handling Assessment Charts


This is used to assess the risks posed by lifting, lowering, carrying and team manual handling activities. It is designed to help you understand, interpret and categorise the level of risk of various known risk factors associated with manual handling activities.


The Manual Handling Assessment Charts - MAC tool - Click Here


The Variable Manual Handling Assessment Chart


This is used with the MAC tool to assess manual handling operations where the load weights are variable. You may not need to use the V-MAC as it is more complex than is needed for assessing many manual handling operations. It is best suited for order picking and distribution systems which can automatically generate the data for importing into the V-MAC.


The Variable Manual Handling Assessment Chart - V-MAC tool - Click Here


The Assessment of Repetitive Tasks tool


This is designed to help assess repetitive tasks involving the upper limbs. It assesses some of the common risk factors in repetitive work that contribute to the development of upper limb disorders.


The Assessment of Repetitive Tasks tool - ART tool - Click Here


The Risk Assessment of Pushing and Pulling tool


This is designed to take you through the issues that you need to consider when pushing and pulling. Push-pull tasks can often be ignored because they are often seen as solutions for manual handling – put the load onto a trolley and push it – but there are still issues of distance, uneven surfaces, obstructions, slopes/stairs etc.

All of these tools incorporate a numerical and a colour-coding score system to highlight high-risk tasks.


The Risk Assessment of Pushing and Pulling tool – RAPP tool - Click Here

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