Updating author: Richard
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Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Health and Safety Executive
Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Medical Advisory Service
Local authorities
Inspectors
Trade associations
British Standards Institution
Summary
8.1
- The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 provides
the main framework for health and safety law in the UK. (See 8.3 Health and Safety at Work
etc Act 1974)
- The Health and Safety Executive is the single national non-departmental regulatory body responsible for promoting the cause of better health and safety at work through health and safety legislation, research and the enforcement of health and safety legislation in higher-risk sectors.
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