Health & Safety Act 1974

Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
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This Act was introduced to ensure employers take adequate measures for the protection of their employees.

Some of the general implications of the Act are:

It is an offence for a business not to comply with the general duties prescribed within the Act.
It is an offence for a business not to comply with any regulations prescribed within the Act.
It is an offence for a business to prevent safety inspectors from entering a business premise and viewing all the potential risks.
It is an offence for a business to ignore safety measures requested by the safety inspectors, or the Health and Safety Commission.
It is an offence not to comply with any legal representation made by a court of law to comply with safety guidelines.

The Act actually sets measures in place where employers can be made criminally liable for any accidents that cause serious injuries to employees.

As a result of the implementation of this Act employers began to overhaul their safety procedures.

Much of the specific regulations regarding this Act have been amended by various environmental and EC regulations. It remain important because of the specific legal references to employer liabilities.

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