Health and Safety Legislation
For general information on health and safety regulations and legislation you can visit the HSE web pages or see below for an alphabetical listing of significant legislation that affects health and safety at the University - please note this list may not be up to date!
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Firstly, some other useful links:
Legislation List
Please note that the legislative items listed may have been superseded as the list is always under review and therefore cannot be considered to be entirely and always accurate. For more information on specific themes or topics please visit the A – Z of Health and Safety or the HSE website.
- Direct Legislation (Original list produced 2002)
- Indirect Legislation (Original list produced 2002)
A
Abrasive Wheels Regulations - This is now part of PUWER
Air Quality Standards (Wales) Regulations
Asbestos: Control of Asbestos Regulations:-
Revokes:
- Asbestos (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations
- Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations
Artificial Optical Radiation at Work (Regulations) - Control of
B
Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations
Building Safety Act (Wales)
C
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations:-
Revokes:
- Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations
- Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations
- The Carriage of Dangerous Goods By Road (Driver Training) Regulations
- Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations
Partially Revokes:
- Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations
- Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations
Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations (is current but many sections have been repealed as a result of Transport Regulations)
Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulations:-
Revokes:
- Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations
Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act
Controlled Waste (Amendment) Regulations
Confined Spaces Regulations
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM)
Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations
Control of Asbestos Regulations
Control of Asbestos in the Air Regulations (replaced by Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations
Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations
Control of Lead at Work Regulations
Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations (as amended)
Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR) (as amended)
Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations
D
Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) (Consolidation) and Chemicals (Hazard)
Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations
Data Protection Act
Diving at Work Regulations
E
Electricity at Work Regulations
Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations
Environment Act
Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations
Environmental Protection Act
Equipment and Protective Systems intended for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (Amendment) Regulations
Equality Act
F
Fire Safety: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order)
Food Labelling (Nutrition) (Wales) Regulations
Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) (Wales) Regulations
Food Safety (Temperature Control) Regulations
Food Safety Act
Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations (as amended)
G
Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations
Gas Safety (Management) Regulations
General Data Protection Regulations
Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) Regulations
Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations
H
Hazardous Waste (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations [ Revokes: Special Waste Regulations]
Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations
Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations
Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations
Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations
Health and Safety (Information for Employees) (Amendment) Regulations
Health and Safety (Training for Employment) Regulations
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
I
Ionising Radiation Regulations
Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations
Radiation: Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations
L
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER)
Lifts Regulations
M
Management of Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Regulations
Manual Handling Operations Regulations
N
Noise: Control of Noise at Work Regulations
Notification of New Substances (Amendment) Regulations
O
Occupiers Liability Act
Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work (Regulations)
P
Packaging (Essential Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations
Plant Protection Products Regulations
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations
Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) (Amendment No 2) Regulations
Pollution Prevention and Control Act
Pollution Prevention and Control Act (Commencement No. 1) (England and Wales) Order
Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations
Pressure Systems Safety Regulations
R
Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Great Britain) Regulations
Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Act
Radiation: Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations
Supercedes:
- Radioactive Substances Act
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
S
Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations
Special Waste Regulations (superseded by Hazardous Waste Regulations)
Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations
Special Educational Needs and Disability Act
T
Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations
V
Vibration: Control of Vibration at Work Regulations
W
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations
Other legislation that may affect the University (particularly in areas of environment, employment and research away from the University) include:
A
Anti-Pollution Works Regulations
B
The Batteries and Accumulators (containing Dangerous Substances)(Amendment) Regulations
C
Contaminated Land (England) Regulations
Consumer Protection Act
Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations
D
Defective Premises Act
Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Nickel) (Safety) Regulations
E
Employer's Liability (Defective Equipment) Act
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations
Employment Medical Advisory Service Act
Employment Act
F
Food and Environment Protection Act (FEPA)
G
General Product Safety Regulations
H
Human Rights Act
Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) (Variation) Order 2011
Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations
L
Landlord and Tenant Act
Landlord and Tenant Act (Covenants) Act
Law of Property Act
Leasehold Reform Act
Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act
N
Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act
O
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act
Offshore Safety Act
Ozone: Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer - EC Regulation 2037/2000
P
Police and Criminal Evidence Act
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations
Q
Quarries Regulations