Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Last updated:Next to the Health and safety at Work Act itself these are probably one of the most important and far-reaching sets of Regulations. It is these regulations which specify the need for “Risk Assessment” (see guidance later in this document).
The following is a short précis of the requirements of these Regulations.
Regulation 3 - Risk Assessment
Regulation 4 - Principles of prevention to be applied
Regulation 5
- Health and safety arrangements
- Planning
- Organisation
- Control
- Monitoring
- Review
Regulation 6 - Health surveillance
Regulation 7 - Health and safety assistance
Regulation 8 - Procedures for serious and imminent danger and for danger areas
Regulation 9 - Contacts with external services
Regulation 10 - Information for employees
Regulation 11
- Co-operation and co-ordination
- Appointment of health and safety co-ordinator
- Person in control
Regulation 12 - Persons working in host employers' or self-employed persons' undertakings
Regulation 13 - Capabilities and training
Regulation 14 - Employees' duties
Regulation 15
- Temporary workers
- Fixed-duration contracts
- Employment businesses
- Self-employed
Regulation 16 - Risk assessment in respect of new or expectant mothers
Regulation 17 - Certificate from a registered medical practitioner in respect of new or expectant mothers
Regulation 18 - Notification by new or expectant mothers
Regulation 19 - Protection of young persons