Health and Safety Commission

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The Health and Safety Commission was a UK public body responsible for developing and overseeing national policy and regulations to protect workers’ health, safety, and welfare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf non‑departmental public body
public body
regulatory agency
appliesTo employees
employers
self‑employed persons
workplaces
cooperatesWith employers’ organizations
government departments
professional bodies
trade unions
country United Kingdom
dissolved 2008
fieldOfWork health and safety regulation
risk management
worker protection
workplace welfare
foundedBy Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
goal improvement of working conditions
prevention of occupational ill‑health
prevention of workplace accidents
hasResponsibilityFor advising ministers on health and safety
approving codes of practice
developing national health and safety policy
overseeing health and safety regulations
promoting awareness of health and safety
proposing new health and safety regulations
protecting workers’ health
protecting workers’ safety
protecting workers’ welfare
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
inception 1974
mid‑1970s
industry occupational health and safety
jurisdiction England
Great Britain
Scotland
Wales
legalBasis Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
mergedInto Health and Safety Executive
notJurisdiction Northern Ireland
oversees enforcement of health and safety law
parentOrganization Department for Work and Pensions
Department of Employment
Department of Trade and Industry
Department of the Environment
replacedBy Health and Safety Executive
subsidiary Health and Safety Executive
worksWith local authorities

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Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 createsBody Health and Safety Commission