Groundwater Regulations

The Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009, which have now been revoked and replaced with The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.

  Guidance

Information provided by a regulatory organisation, such as the HSE. Health and safety advice is provided by the HSE to help you understand your legal duties in complying with the law. Other agencies, organisations, or experts provide information which can interpret legal requirements and helps individuals and organisations to effectively implement legislation. Keeping up to date with guidance information is essential because changes in legislation, technology and working practices can impact on whether regulatory compliance is being achieved, or not. Guidance may also be in the form of sug

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  Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005

The implementation of the EU Waste Directive and made under the EPA 1990. This requires organisations that produce any form of hazardous waste, over 500kg, to register with the Environment Agency. A detailed lists of wastes are included in the EU Commission Decision 2000/532/EC(1) of 3rd May 2000, and includes wastes like pesticide residues and oil residues. Schedules 1 and 2 of the Regulations are Annexes to the Hazardous Waste Directive, identifying categories and types of hazardous waste.

  Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

Employers have a duty to make provision for first aid. First-aid is defined in the Regulations as: “(a) in cases where a person will need help from a medical practitioner or nurse, treatment for the purpose of preserving life and minimising the consequences of injury and illness until such help is obtained, and (b) treatment of minor injuries which would otherwise receive no treatment or which do not need treatment by a medical practitioner or nurse”, (Regulation 2 (1)). The main requirements for an employer is that they: “shall provide, or ensure that there are provided, such equip

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  Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996

Employers have a duty to ensure adequate, clear and legible safety signs and signals (frequently represented on signboards) are located within the workplace. The signs and signals are to be used to identify four different types of actions: Prohibited; Warning; Mandatory, and Emergency escape and First-aid locations. The Regulations define each term (Regulation 2(1)) as follows: • Emergency escape or first-aid sign: “a sign giving information on escape routes or emergency exits or first-aid or rescue facilities;” • Mandatory sign: “a sign prescribing behaviour;”

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  Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

This Act established two bodies (Section 10): 1. The Health and Safety Commission (HSC), which can be thought of as the 'management committee' which reviews health and safety legislation. It also makes proposals for new or revised regulations to the Government. 2. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which is responsible for enforcing the provisions made under the Act. The Act, frequently shortened to just ‘HSW Act', is what is called an 'enabling act': This allows the designated minister to make necessary health and safety regulations. The authorities responsible for enforcin

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  Legislation

This is the law of the land made by Parliament in England, an Act of Parliament, or other Government legislatures, in the UK. Legislation might be for regulation purposes, such as managing or restricting the use of a substance, to ban something, to permit something to take place. Probably the most well-known piece of legislation is that of The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. This term is also known as Statutory Law. Some of the other key features of legislation include: • The process which initiates the legislation, which can include public consultation, expert feedback, and parl

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  Local Government Act 1988

Legislation which was introduced to ensure local authorities provided services which had been shown to be competitive, primarily by offering activities such as grounds maintenance work out to tender to provide a cost-effective service. Whilst the principle of ensuring services were effectively providing value for money was sound, the application of the legislation has resulted in significant cost cutting and a reduction in the quality-of-service provision. This legislation can be argued to have been the start of the demise of parks, sports surfaces and grounds maintenance within the lo

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  Machinery Use on Public Roads

All ride-on machinery which is used on public roads (highways) must be road legal, have a minimum of third-party insurance cover, the driver must have an appropriate licence and must be aged 16 years or over, it must have an orange flashing beacon for use on dual carriageways and in accordance with risk assessments on other roads, but typically it would be engaged as flashing at all times whilst the ride-on is in use, and all complying with the Road Traffic Act 1988 and 1991.

  Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

This places duties on employers which expand on those within the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and which explicitly requires risk assessments to be undertaken.