HealthandSafetyatWorketcAct1974Page11of102DOCUMENTS:UKLegislation(HealthandSafety)/UKParliamentStatutes/HealthandSafetyatWorketcAct1974(1974c37)TOPICSEARCHCATEGORIES:Legalduties;Managinghealthandsafety;Employers;Managers;Public;SafetyrepresentativesHealthandSafetyatWorketcAct19741974CHAPTER37AnActtomakefurtherprovisionforsecuringthehealth,safetyandwelfareofpersonsatwork,forprotectingothersagainstriskstohealthorsafetyincon-nectionwiththeactivitiesofpersonsatwork,forcontrollingthekeepinganduseandpreventingtheunlawfulacquisition,possessionanduseofdangeroussubstances,andforcontrollingcertainemissionsintotheatmosphere;tomakefurtherprovisionwithrespecttotheemploymentmedicaladvisoryservice;toamendthelawrelatingtobuildingregulations,andtheBuilding(Scotland)Act1959;andforconnectedpurposes[31stJuly1974]BEITENACTEDbytheQueen'smostExcellentMajesty,byandwiththeadviceandconsentoftheLordsSpiritualandTemporal,andCommons,inthispresentPar-liamentassembled,andbytheauthorityofthesame,asfollows:-2of102DOCUMENTS:UKLegislation(HealthandSafety)/UKParliamentStatutes/HealthandSafetyatWorketcAct1974(1974c37)/PartIHealth,SafetyandWelfareinConnectionwithWork,andControlofDangerousSubstancesandCertainEmissionsintotheAtmosphere/1PreliminaryPartIHealth,SafetyandWelfareinConnectionwithWork,andControlofDangerousSubstancesandCertainEmissionsintotheAtmospherePreliminary1Preliminary(1)TheprovisionsofthisPartshallhaveeffectwithaviewto--(a)securingthehealth,safetyandwelfareofpersonsatwork;(b)protectingpersonsotherthanpersonsatworkagainstriskstohealthorsafetyarisingoutoforinconnectionwiththeactivitiesofper-sonsatwork;(c)controllingthekeepinganduseofexplosiveorhighlyflammableorotherwisedangeroussubstances,andgenerallypreventingtheunlawfulacqui-sition,possessionanduseofsuchsubstances;...Page2(d)...(2)TheprovisionsofthisPartrelatingtothemakingofhealthandsafetyregulations...andthepreparationandapprovalofcodesofpracticeshallinparticularhaveeffectwithaviewtoenablingtheenactmentsspeci-fiedinthethirdcolumnofSchedule1andtheregulations,ordersandotherinstrumentsinforceunderthoseenactmentstobeprogressivelyreplacedbyasystemofregulationsandapprovedcodesofpracticeoperatingincombinationwiththeotherprovisionsofthisPartanddesignedtomaintainorimprovethestandardsofhealth,safetyandwelfareestablishedbyorunderthoseenact-ments.(3)ForthepurposesofthisPartrisksarisingoutoforinconnectionwiththeactivitiesofpersonsatworkshallbetreatedasincludingrisksat-tributabletothemannerofconductinganundertaking,theplantorsubstancesusedforthepurposesofanundertakingandtheconditionofpremisessousedoranypartofthem.(4)ReferencesinthisParttothegeneralpurposesofthisPartareref-erencestothepurposesmentionedinsubsection(1)above.NOTESInitialCommencementTobeappointedTobeappointed:sees85(2).AppointmentAppointment:1October1974:seeSI1974/1439,art2(a),Sch1.AmendmentSub-s(1):wordsomittedrepealedbytheEnvironmentalProtectionAct1990,s162,Sch16,PartI.Sub-s(2):wordsomittedrepealedbytheEmploymentProtectionAct1975,ss116,125(3),Sch15,para1,Sch18.ModificationModification:sub-s(1)(c)modified,forthepurposesonlyofenablingregula-tionsunders15hereoftobemade,bytheHealthandSafetyatWorketcAct1974(ApplicationtoEnvironmentallyHazardousSubstances)Regulations1996,SI1996/2075,reg2(1).SeeFurtherSeefurther,inrelationtotheextensionofthegeneralpurposesofPartI:theOffshoreSafetyAct1992,ss1(1),2(1...
优质VIP
