Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

Summary of the main legal requirements
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Simple guide to the LOLER, 1999 HSE, INDG290, HSE 
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ISBN 0-7176-2430-7
LOLER 1998 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment 
Regulations 1998, Open learning guidance. 1999 HSE 
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ISBN 0-7176-2464-1
17.22 
Management of Health and Safety 
at Work Regulations 1999 as 
amended in 2003
17.22.1 General
These Regulations give effect to the European Framework 
Directive on health and safety. They supplement the 
requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 
1974 and specify a range of management issues, most of 
which must be carried out in all workplaces. The aim is to 
map out the organization of precautionary measures in a 
systematic way, and to make sure that all staff are famil-
iar with the measures and their own responsibilities. They 
were amended slightly in 2003 particularly in relation to 
civil liability (Regulation 22)
17.22.2 Risk assessment – Regulation 3
Every employer is required to make a ‘suitable and suf-
fi cient’ assessment of risks to employees, and risks to 
other people who might be affected by the organization, 
such as visiting contractors and members of the public. 
A systematic investigation of risks involved in all areas 
and operations is required, together with identifi cation 
of the persons affected, a description of the controls in 
place and any further action required to reduce risks.
The risk assessments must take into account risks 
to new and expectant mothers and young people.
Signifi cant fi ndings from the assessments must be 
written down (or recorded by other means, such as on 
a computer) when there are fi ve or more employees. 
The assessments need to be reviewed regularly and if 
necessary, when there have been signifi cant changes, 
they should be modifi ed.