Higher risk workplaces
These regulations aim to protect those working in industries such as construction, waste and recycling and certain areas of manufacturing, as they may be at higher risk of accidents.
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Agriculture (Metrication) Regulations 1981
These regulations amend agricultural legislation by substituting metric units for Imperial units.
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Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act 1956 (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1975
These regulations are largely repealed except for provisions relating to the creation of offences, the conduct of inquests and the making of the Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations 1974.
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Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) (Amendment) Regulations 1990
These regulations impose requirements for new tractors to have an approved safety cab.
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Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations 1974
These regulations revoke and consolidate earlier legislation regarding the fitting of safety cabs to tractors.
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Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
These regulations impose duties on clients and contractors in relation to construction work.
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Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989
These regulations require that suitable head protection is provided to and worn by those working in construction.
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Diving at Work Regulations 1997
These regulations impose requirements and prohibitions on diving contractors.
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Docks Regulations 1988
These regulations impose health, safety and welfare requirements with respect to dock operations.
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Docks, Shipbuilding etc (Metrication) Regulations 1983
These regulations substitute metric units for imperial units.
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Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984
These Regulations require owners, lessees and others in control of freight containers used at work to comply with conditions of use.
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Health and Safety (Agriculture) (Miscellaneous Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1976
The regulations are a consequence of the amendment of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 by the Employment Protection Act 1975 and transfer responsibility for farm safety to the HSE from MAFF (Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) (or in Scotland, from the Secretary of State).
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Health and Safety (Foundries etc) (Metrication) Regulations 1981
These regulations have no effect as the provisions in the various regulations to which these regulations applied have been revoked.
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Loading and Unloading of Fishing Vessels Regulations 1988
These regulations are intended to ensure that fishing vessels have safe means of access and are safe places of work.
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Non-ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regulations 1962
These regulations impose safety requirements on the casting of metals into moulds.
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Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes (Amendment) Regulations 2010
These regulations amend the Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 to correct a drafting error.
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Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010
These regulations require an employer to notify HSE of the erection of a conventional tower crane on a construction site within 14 days of its initial thorough examination.
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Prevention of Accidents to Children in Agriculture Regulations 1998
These Regulations prohibit the riding by a child on certain classes of vehicle or machine used in agricultural operations.
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Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Regulations 1960
These regulations impose safety requirements in relation to shipbuilding and ship-repairing.
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Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996
These Regulations impose requirements and prohibitions with respect to the health, safety and welfare of persons who work in compressed air.
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Tell us what you think should happen to these regulations and why, being specific where possible:
- Should we scrap them altogether?
- Could their purpose be achieved in a non-regulatory way (eg through a voluntary code?) How?
- Could they be reformed, simplified or merged? How?
- Can we reduce their bureaucracy through better implementation? How?
- Can we make their enforcement less burdensome? How?
- Should they be left as they are?
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Prevention of accidents to children in agriculture regulations should remain . They set a clear line in the sand so far age is concerned – 13 years. You might argue about whether 13 is appropriate but there can be no uncertainty about what is or is not allowed. There are sadly too many children who still die on farms every year. On the other hand I cannot understand why we still have agriculture specific legislation such as ‘metrication’ regulations. If we have to have metrication regulations at all why can we not have one set for “industry” – what is special about agriculture ( or all the other industries with their own metrication Regs for that matter ) ? Likewise loading and unloading of fishing vessels Regs …why ? The whole issue of safe access and egress is in HSWA so I cannot see why we need a ‘special’ set of regulations just for fishing vessels. Similarly the tower cranes Regs – what have they added ( not a lot as far as I can see other than a bureaucratic procedure ) and how any lives have they saved ?Comment Tags: Agriculture, fishing vessels, metrication, tower cranes