Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Podsumowanie

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. It places general duties on employers, employees, and self-employed persons to ensure health, safety, and welfare at work. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for enforcement.

Kluczowe punkty

• General duty on employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety, and welfare of employees (s.2)
• Duty to non-employees affected by the undertaking (s.3)
• Duty on employees to take reasonable care and cooperate with the employer (s.7)
• Power to make regulations (health and safety regulations) under s.15
• HSE inspectors have powers of entry, inspection, and enforcement
• Improvement notices and prohibition notices can be served by inspectors
• Criminal offences for breach, with unlimited fines and up to 2 years' imprisonment

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