Unit 32 — P4
Health and Safety First Aid Regulations Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 H
1981 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (H
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations is the primary piece of legislation covering H
1981 require employers to provide adequate occupational health and safety in Great w
and appropriate equipment, facilities and per- Britain. The Health and Safety Executive, th
sonnel to ensure their employees receive im- with local authorities (and other enforcing c
mediate attention if they are injured or taken ill authorities) is responsible for enforcing m
at work. These Regulations apply to all work- the Act and a number of other Acts and h
places including those with less than five em- Statutory Instruments relevant to the a
ployees and to the self-employed. working environment.
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Control of substance hazardous to health Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regula-
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(COSHH) 2002 tions 1995
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The occupational use of nanomaterials is regu- As an employer, it is a legal requirement to report all m
lated under the Control of Substances Hazard- incidents, no matter how big or small, as well as ill th
ous to Health (COSHH). COSHH is the law health at work. In order to be legally compliant, a rec-
Health and Safety First Aid Regulations Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 H
1981 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (H
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations is the primary piece of legislation covering H
1981 require employers to provide adequate occupational health and safety in Great w
and appropriate equipment, facilities and per- Britain. The Health and Safety Executive, th
sonnel to ensure their employees receive im- with local authorities (and other enforcing c
mediate attention if they are injured or taken ill authorities) is responsible for enforcing m
at work. These Regulations apply to all work- the Act and a number of other Acts and h
places including those with less than five em- Statutory Instruments relevant to the a
ployees and to the self-employed. working environment.
Fo
W
su
Control of substance hazardous to health Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regula-
do
(COSHH) 2002 tions 1995
th
The occupational use of nanomaterials is regu- As an employer, it is a legal requirement to report all m
lated under the Control of Substances Hazard- incidents, no matter how big or small, as well as ill th
ous to Health (COSHH). COSHH is the law health at work. In order to be legally compliant, a rec-
