What legislation covers Health and Safety at work?
A1. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is the main piece of legislation concerned with workplace health, safety and welfare matters. There are other specific pieces of legislation including: • The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 requiring risk assessments for workplaces and activities; • The Display Screen Equipment Regulations concerning work with computer equipment; • The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended); • The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992; • The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992; and • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002. Our numerous health and safety web pages provide guidance on heath, safety and welfare issues as does the website of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) at www.hse.gov.uk If you need to raise or discuss matters on health and safety please first contact Customer Services by telephone 0115 901 3974 or write to our Food/Health & Safety Se
