Health and Safety at Work Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:HSWA
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:government
employers
employees
self-employed
gptkbp:citation 1974 c. 37
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1974
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Health_and_Safety_Executive
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:Health_and_Safety_at_Work_etc._Act_1974
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Health and Safety at Work Act
gptkbp:influenced health and safety legislation in other countries
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose regulate health and safety in the workplace
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 31 July 1974
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Control_of_Substances_Hazardous_to_Health_Regulations_2002
gptkb:Management_of_Health_and_Safety_at_Work_Regulations_1999
gptkb:Reporting_of_Injuries,_Diseases_and_Dangerous_Occurrences_Regulations_2013
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Factories_Act_1961
gptkb:Offices,_Shops_and_Railway_Premises_Act_1963
gptkbp:section Section 4: General duties of persons concerned with premises
Section 6: General duties of manufacturers etc. as regards articles and substances for use at work
Section 2: General duties of employers to employees
Section 7: General duties of employees at work
Section 3: General duties of employers and self-employed to others
Section 8: Duty not to interfere with or misuse things provided
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/contents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HSWA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7