The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Health & Safety Xpert™ Total Toolkit is an easy to use software package that will save you massive amounts of time producing crucial health and safety documentation legally required under current UK law. There are many regulations that apply to construction health and safety but the main regulations are:
- Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
- The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM)
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations Act 1995
The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 clarifies what employers are required to do to manage health and safety under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
This law requires every employer to carry out a suitable & sufficient risk assessment. If there are 4 or more employees in the workplace, the significant findings must be recorded.
It applies the principal of prevention, through effective arrangements for health & safety (planning, organization, monitoring & review).
Every employer is obliged to appoint one or more competent persons to advise and assist in undertaking the necessary measures to comply with the relevant statutory requirements.
Information must be provided to staff on the risk assessment, risk controls, emergency procedures and the identity of people appointed to assist on health & safety matters. The information provided must take account the level of training, knowledge and experience of the employees.
When giving tasks to employees their capabilities with regard to health & safety must be taken into account. Employees must be provided with adequate health & safety training.
Young people (under 18) must be protected at work from risks to their health & safety that are the result of lack of experience, or absence of awareness of existing or potential risks or because they have not fully matured. A specific young persons’ risk assessment must be carried out.