Legislation
Legislation
This page gives information relating to current Health & Safety legisation
Gas servicing
- Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulation 1998
- Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
- Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Electrical safety checks
- The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAW regulations)
This act states that employers have a duty of care to ensure that all electrical equipment is safe to use. It lays a clear responsibility to carry out checks on anything, which generates, stores, transmits or uses electrical energy. All checks must be carried out by competent tradesmen. The 1989 regulations also extend protection to anyone exposed to electrical danger from electrical equipment, including those not at work.
Fixed wire tests
- The Landlord and Tenant Act 1995
- The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- BS 7671:2001 - Requirements for Electrical Installations
Emergency lighting
- BS 5266-1: Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises (British Standard)
This standard gives information and guidance on the categories of emergency lighting systems and their suitability for premises with different types of occupants.
Fire alarms and smoke detectors
- BS5839: Testing & Maintenance 2002 (British Standards Institution)
- BS5839: Testing & Maintenance 2004 (British Standards Institution)
These standards are comprehensive. They range specifications about the regular maintenance of the systems, to specifying the type of system based on the type of property.
Lift servicing
- The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- "Lift Guidelines - Guidelines on the Supplementary Testing of Lifts"
Governing Bodies
- The Safety Assessment Federation (SAFed),
- The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA)
- The Health & Safety Executive (HSE),
Water Chlorination
- The Health & Safety at Work Act – 1974
- Control of Substance Hazardous to Health Regulations – 1988
- Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations – 1999
- Health & Safety Commission Approved Code of Practice Guidance L8 – Jan 2001
