ABSTRACT
There is a whole raft of legislation relating to health and safety of which the contractor must be aware. This includes:
• the Construction (General Provisions) Regulations 1961, SI 224;
• the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974; • the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations
1981, SI 917; • the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and
Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985, SI 1457;
• the Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1986;
• the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988, amended by SI 1990/2026, SI 1991/2431, and SI 1992/2382 (which requires that risk assessments be carried out);
• the Noise at Work Regulations 1989, SI 1790; • the Environmental Protection Act 1990; • the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)
Regulations 1992, SI 3004; • the Management of Health and Safety at
Work Regulations 1992, SI 2051 (under which there is both a legal requirement for risk assessment of work activities and a duty of care responsibility on the contractor's line management to ensure that the workforce is adequately trained for the work in hand, the provision of information being not enough);
• the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992, SI 2966 (which states that
equipment must be carefully selected to ensure that it is suitable for its intended use and conditions, that all safety considerations must be taken into account, and that appropriate British, European and International standards should be complied with);
• the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992;
• the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, SI 2966 (which requires that adequate and appropriate protective clothing, such as safety helmets, must be worn by all participants, that it must be checked regularly, maintained in good condition, and worn correctly);
• the Lifting Plant and Equipment (Records of Test and Examination etc) Regulations 1992;
• the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994.
