Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:HASAWA
gptkb:HSWA
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Enterprise_and_Regulatory_Reform_Act_2013
gptkb:Health_and_Safety_(Offences)_Act_2008
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Northern_Ireland_(in_part)
gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:beganIn 1 October 1974
gptkbp:citation 1974 c. 37
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:created gptkb:Health_and_Safety_Commission
gptkb:Health_and_Safety_Executive
gptkbp:dateEnacted 31 July 1974
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Health_and_Safety_Executive
local authorities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work, to control the keeping and use and prevent the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of dangerous substances, and for purposes connected therewith.
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:setsOutDutiesFor manufacturers
employers
suppliers
employees
self-employed
controllers of work premises
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Health_and_Safety_at_Work_etc._Act_1974
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:subject occupational safety
workplace regulation
health and safety law
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Health_and_Safety_Executive
gptkb:UK_Acts_of_Parliament
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6