Enforcement
Laws and rules must enforced they are effective.
Employees have duty care for their own health and safety and that of
others who may affected their actions (Section the Act).
The employer has duty care for the health and safety employees
(Section the Act). this must ensure that:
● the working conditions and standard hygiene are appropriate;
● the plant, tools and equipment are properly maintained;
● the necessary safety equipment such personal protective equip-
ment, dust and fume extractors and machine guards available
and properly used;
● the workers are trained use equipment and plant safely. this
section will look our responsibilities our working environment.Statutory regulations and codes practice
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In Chapter this book looked number Statutory and Non-
Statutory Regulations they apply the electrotechnical industry.
The Health and Safety Work Act 1974
The Health and Safety Work Act provides legal framework for stimu-
lating and encouraging high standards health and safety for everyone
at work and the public large from risks arising from work activities. The system of
control under the Health and Safety Work Act comes from the Health
and Safety Executive (HSE) which charged with enforcing the law.
Failure comply with the Health and Safety Work Act criminal
offence and any infringement the law can result heavy fines, prison
sentence both. From the local
offices the inspectors visit individual places work.
. do
this they must:
● take reasonable care avoid injury themselves others a
result their work activity;
● co-operate with their employer, helping him her comply with
the requirements the Act;
● not interfere with misuse anything provided protect their
health and safety. The new Act places the responsibility for safety work both
the employer and the employee. The
Act was result recommendations made Royal Commission 1970
which looked the health and safety employees work, and concluded
that the main cause accidents was apathy the part employer and
employee. The
HSE divided into number specialist inspectorates sections which
operate from local offices throughout the United Kingdom
