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The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

 This act was brought into place to make further provisionfor securing the health, safety and welfare of people atwork to protect others against risks to health or safety inconnection with the activities of people at work. This law

had an impact because workplaces were a lot cleaner andhealthier. It also allowed the workplace to be safer andorganised because equipment would have to be put awaysafely.

Work Place Regulations 1992

•  The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)Regulations 1992 cover a wide range of basichealth, safety and welfare issues and apply tomost workplaces (with the exception of thoseworkplaces involving construction work on

construction sites, those in or on a ship, or thosebelow ground at a mine). For the first time theyestablish a consistent set of standards for mostworkplaces including schools, colleges anduniversities. They replace earlier legislationwhich applied only to factories or offices andintroduce some new elements, includingrequirements relating to windows and restfacilities (in particular dealing with provisions for

Control of substances hazardous tohealth 1994

• Every employer shall ensure that the exposure of hisemployees to substances hazardous to health is eitherprevented or, where this is not reasonably practicable,adequately controlled. The prevention of exposure of 

employees to a substance hazardous to health, shall besecured by measures other than the provision of personalprotective equipment.

The management of health and safetyat work regulations 1992

 These regulations deal with physical conditions in theworkplace and require employers to meet minimum

standards in relation to a wide range of matters, whichinclude: Maintenance of buildings and equipment,Lighting, Provision of drinking water, Temperature, Restfacilities, Ventilation, Toilet facilities, First aid.

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Personal protective equipment 1992

• PPE is defined in the Regulations as ‘all equipment(including clothing affording protection against theweather) which is intended to be worn or held by aperson at work and which protects him against one or

more risks to his health or safety’, e.g. safety helmets,gloves, eye protection, high-visibility clothing, safetyfootwear and safety harnesses.

Fire precautions (amendment) 1999

•  This Order replaced the previous fire safety legislationand any other fire certificate issued under the Fire

Precautions Act 1972. If a fire certificate has beenissued in respect of your working premises or thepremises were built to recent building regulations, aslong as you have made no material alterations (such asextensions) and all the physical fire precautions havebeen properly maintained.

The health and safety display screenequipment 1992

• Where an employee is a user, as defined (in principleof an operator who habitually uses display screenequipment as a significant part of the normal work), of 

display screen equipment. The work station has to beassessed with regard to the health and safety of theuser. The findings of the assessment should be used toreduce the risks identified.

The effects these regulations have had on the publicservices

•  The Health and Safety Act had an effect on the public services arethat work places are organised and now cleaner and healthierenvironments.

•  The Management of Health and Safety Act had an effect asdisabled people were given access to the workplace such as liftsand ramps etc. also pregnant women were now given maternityleave.

• The Workplace Regulations Act had an effect as it entitledemployees to have breaks/ rest periods during work so that theycould work positively throughout the day.

• The Control of Hazardous Substances Act had an effect becausewhen the substances are spilled, they now have to be cleaned upimmediately to prevent an accident.

•  The Personal equipment Act had an effect as it provides theworkers the protective equipment they require to work effectively.

•  The Fire Precautions act had an effect as workplaces were nowfire safe and had the equipment required to survive if a fire