Regulation of health and safety at work published – HSE
HSE has published a document that explains the main features of the regulatory approach taken by HSE and local authorities, including the interventions that they use, to improve standards in health and safety performance.
The document will be of interest to businesses regulated by HSE and local authorities, as well as others working in health and safety.
The law on health and safety at work in Great Britain is regulated by the
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities (LAs). Between them, HSE and LAs regulate a diverse range of work activities and workplaces that have different levels of health and safety risk.
The primary responsibility for managing these risks lies with the
business or, in some instances, the person that creates the risk. As
regulators, our role is to determine that businesses are effectively and
proportionately managing their health and safety risks to workers
and others.
To do this, we use a range of interventions to influence,
encourage and advise business and, where necessary, hold to account those who fail to meet their responsibilities.
As regulators, we conduct our regulatory activity in accordance with the principles of good regulation (targeted, proportionate, consistent, transparent and accountable) and with regard to the Regulators’ Code (www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulators-code), including having regard to economic growth. This document explains the main features of our regulatory approach, including the interventions that we use.
This document then covers the main features of thier approach.
- Determining where to intervene and choosing the most appropriate
interventions.
- Influencing and engaging with stakeholders and others in industry.
- Influencing large employers.
- Creating knowledge and awareness of health and safety risks and
encouraging behaviour change.
- Promoting proportionate and sensible health and safety.
- Inspection.
- Other industries.
- Investigation.
- Enforcement.
- Engaging with the workforce.
- Working with other regulators and government departments.
For the whole document in more detail follow the link below
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse51.htm?eban=govdel-publications&cr=07-Aug-2014
The document will also soon be added to our technical library.
Further information
For information about health and safety, or to report inconsistencies or inaccuracies in this document, visit www.hse.gov.uk/. You can view HSE guidance online and order priced publications from the website. HSE priced publications are also available from bookshops.