What is Health and Safety all about?
Preventing people from being harmed by work or becoming ill by taking the right precautions – and providing a satisfactory working environment Why are there health and safety laws? Because health and safety at work is so important, there are rules which require all of us not to put ourselves or others in danger. The law is also there to protect the public from workplace dangers. Do health and safety laws apply to me? Yes. To all businesses, how- ever small; also to the self- employed and to employees.Who enforces health and safety law?Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or your local authority. For example: HSE at factories, farms and building sites;local authorities in offices, shops, hotels and catering, and leisure activities. Who enforces health and safety law? Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or your local authority. For example: HSE at factories, farms and building sites;local authorities in offices, shops, hotels and catering, and leisure a
