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2.3 SUMMARY OF LAW AND GUIDANCE
2.3.6
The table below shows a summary of some of the acts applicable to the procedural
control of temporary works:
Relevant Acts
The Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974
Relevant Regulations
2.3.7
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/3
7/contents
Under section 2, employers have the duty to
provide:
a safe environment
a safe system of work
Relevant training
Safe equipment
an assessment of risks in the workplace
Under section 7, employees have
corresponding duties
Section 6 relates to designers, manufacturuers
and suppliers
Section 20 provides powers to HSE inspectors
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate
Homicide Act 2007
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/1
9/contents
Companies can be found gulity of corporate
manslaughter as a result of a gross breach of a
duty of care
clarifies the criminal liabilities of companies
including large organisations where serious
failures result in a fatality
Prosecutions will be of the corporate body is
prosecuted not individuals
Individuals, such as directors, board members
can also be prosecuted under health and safety
law
The table below shows a summary of some of the regulations applicable to the
procedural control of temporary works:
Construction (Design and
Management) Regulations
https://www.legislation.gov.u
k/uksi/2015/51/contents
Provision and Use of Work
Equipment Regulations
https://www.legislation.gov.u
k/uksi/1998/2306/contents/
made
Lifting Operations and Lifting
equipment Regulations
https://www.legislation.gov.u
k/uksi/1998/2307/contents
Work at Height Regulations
Management of Health and
Safety at Work Regulations
The Manual Handling
Operations Regulations
https://www.legislation.gov.u
k/uksi/2005/735/contents/m
ade
https://www.legislation.gov.u
k/uksi/1999/3242/contents
https://www.legislation.gov.u
k/uksi/1992/2793/contents/
made
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