ABSTRACT
In 1972, a Select Committee of the House of Commons, known as the Robens Committee, reported:
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK Report of the Committee 1970-728
Preface
1. We were appointed on 29 May 1970 with the following terms of reference:
‘To review the provision made for the safety and health of persons in the course of their employment (other than transport workers while directly engaged on transport operations and who are covered by other provisions) and to consider whether any changes are needed in:
(i) the scope or nature of the major relevant enactments; or
(ii) the nature and extent of voluntary action concerned with these matters, and
to consider whether any further steps are required to safeguard members of the public from hazards, other than general environmental pollution, arising in connection with activities in industrial and commercial premises and construction sites, and to make recommendations.’
