Convenient links to any of the acts and regulations that may affect your organisation.

The links are to the actual legal text as published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

General Health and Safety

Health and Safety at Work Act - 1974/C37
Health and Safety at Work Act - 1974/C37 - Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Amended - 1999/0040
Amended - 2002/0280
Amended - 2004/0463
Amended - 2009/0318
Amended - 2009/1750

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations - 1999/3242
Amended - 2003/2457
Amended - 2006/438

Factories Act – 1961/C34
Amended – 2009/605

Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act – 1963/41
Amended – 2009/605

Asbestos

Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations - 1992/3067
Amended 2003/1889

Control of Asbestos Regulations - 2006/2739

Avian Flue

Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (No 2) Regulations 2005/3394
Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (Scotland) Order 2007/69
Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2005/3384

Biocidal Products

Biocidal Products Regulations - 2001/880
Amended - 2003/429
Amended - 2005/2451
Amended - 2007/293

Chemicals

Chemical (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations – 2009/716
Export and Import of Dangerous Chemicals Regulations - 2005/928

Confined Spaces

Confined Spaces Regulations - 1997/1713

Construction

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations - 2007/320

Corporate Liability

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act - 2007/C19

Dangerous Substances

Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations - 2002/2776
Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations – 2005/1082
Amended - 2009/693

Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) Regulations - 2006/2916
Amended - 2007/386

Controls on Dangerous Substances and Preparations Regulations - 2006/3311
Amended - 2007/1596

Disability Discrimination

Disability Discrimination Act - 1995/C50

Display Screen Equipment

Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations - 1992/2792
Amended - 2002/2174

Electricity

Electricity at Work Regulations - 1989/635
Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations - 2002/2665
Amended - 2006/1521

Employee Information & Consultation

Health and Safety Information for Employees - 1989/682
Amended – 2009/606
Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations - 2004/3426
Amended - 2006/514

Environment + Pollution

Environmental Protection Act - 1990/C43
Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations - 1991/2839
Clean Air Act - 1993/C11
Environment Act - 1995/C25
Pollution Prevention and Control Act - 1999/C24
Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations - 2000/1973
Amended - 2001/503
Amended - 2002/275
Amended - 2002/1702

Fire

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order - 2005/1541

First Aid

Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations - 1981/917 - Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Amended - 2002/2174

Gas

Gas Safety (Management) Regulations - 1996/551
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations - 1998/2451

Hazardous Substances + Hazardous Waste

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations - 2002/2677
Amended - 2004/3386
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations - 2005/2748
Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations - 2005/894

Insurance

Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act - 1969/C57 - Adobe Acrobat (pdf
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations - 1998/2573
Amended - 2004/2882

Lead

Control of Lead at Work Regulations - 2002/2676

Lifting

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations - 1998/2307
Amended - 2002/2174

Machinery

Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations - 1992/3073
Amended - 1994/2063
Amended - 2005/831

Major Accident Hazards

Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations - 1999/743
Amended - 2005/1088

Manual Handling

Manual Handling Operations Regulations - 1992/2793
Amended - 2002/2174

Noise

Control of Noise at Work Regulations - 2005/1643

Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations - 1992/2966
Amended - 2002/2174
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations - 2002/1144

Public Health

Health Act - 2006/C28
Smoke-free (Premises and Enforcement) Regulations - 2006/3368
Smoke-free (Vehicle Operators and Penalty Notices) Regulations - 2007/760
Smoke-free (Penalties and Discounted Amounts) Regulations - 2007/764
Smoke-free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations - 2007/765
Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations - 2007/923

Product Safety

General Product Safety Regulations - 2005/1803

Reporting

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations - 1995/3163

Road + Rail Transport

Road Safety Act - 2006/C49
Commencement - 2007/237
Commencement - 2007/466
Commencement - 2007/2472 Adobe Acrobat (pdf)

Railways Act - 2005/C14
Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations - 2006/599
Amended - 2006/1057

Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment - 2007/1573
End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations - 2003/2635
End-of-Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations - 2005/263

Signs + Signals

Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations - 1996/341

Vibration

Control of Vibration at Work Regulations - 2005/1093

Waste

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations - 2006/3289
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Waste Management Licensing)
(England and Wales) Regulations - 2006/3315
Amended - 2007/1085

Water

Water Industry Act - 1991/C56
Water Resources Act - 1991/C57
Water Act - 2003/C37

Welfare

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations - 1992/3004
Amended - 2002/2174

Work at Height

Work at Height Regulations - 2005/735
Amended - 2007/114

Work Equipment

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations - 1998/2306
Amended - 2002/2174

Working Time

Working Time Regulations - 1998/1833
Amended - 1999/3372
Amended - 2001/3256
Amended - 2002/3128
Amended - 2003/1684
Amended - 2004/2516
Amended - 2005/2241
Amended - 2006/99
Amended - 2006/2389
Amended - 2007/2079
Amended - 2009/1567