Health and Safety Executive

Category: Legislation

Help to interpret health and safety law

Thursday, December 6, 2007

A new publication has been added to the list of legal publications:

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Overlap of the Biocidal Products Directive and REACH

Friday, November 30, 2007

REACH came into force on 1 June 2007 and with it the requirement to register all substances which are imported into or

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Construction Design and Management regulations

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Full regulatory impact assessment on the revised Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations.

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Inhalable dust in coal mines

Monday, November 26, 2007

Full regulatory impact assessment on the control of inhalable dust in coal mines.

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Statutory instruments (Regulations) owned and enforced by HSE

Monday, November 26, 2007

This list was first produced in 2006 and has been regularly updated in conjunction with Common Commencement dates.

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Mining legislation information

Monday, November 19, 2007

In light of a consultation on proposed amendments to mining legislation, the mining legislation page has been updated.

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Consultation on legislation amendments

Monday, November 19, 2007

A consultation seeking comments on proposals to amend regulations on explosives, to revoke obsolete local mining

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Use of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

Monday, November 5, 2007

This research study looks at the use of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 in relation to

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Carriage of dangerous goods manual amended

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

The laws concerning the movement of dangerous substances by road have changed. HSE and other

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

Thursday, October 11, 2007

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is a landmark in law. For the first time, companies and

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Survey of claims for occupational injury or ill health

Thursday, October 11, 2007

The Employment Law Research Unit in the University of Warwick was given the task of reviewing if there

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Future European directives

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Details on European health and safety legislation and other measures which affect the UK health and safety system

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New legislation from 1 October

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Two changes to health and safety law commence from 1 October 2007:

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Regulatory impact assessment - explosives

Friday, September 21, 2007

An impact assessment of manufacture and storage of explosives. The regulations are intended to correct an omission in the

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Health and safety for disabled people and their employers

Thursday, September 20, 2007

A new microsite to promote good practice in disability equality at work and health and safety risk assessment.

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HSC says don’t overcomplicate health and safety

Friday, July 27, 2007

As a part of the Government’s Better Regulation Agenda the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the

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Euronews July 2007

Friday, July 20, 2007

The july edition of Euronews is now available, giving details on the health and safety legislative proposals introduced by the

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Pressure Equipment Directive – Interpretation

Monday, July 9, 2007

This Operational Circular (OC) is intended to provide an interpretation of Recital No 5 in the Pressure

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List of approved workplace exposure limits updated

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

The list of workplace exposure limits EH40, for use with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

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European court supports UK safety laws

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Today the European Court of Justice (ECJ) upheld one of the key elements of British health and safety law – the use of the

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