Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

17.18 
Health and Safety (Information for 
Employees) Regulations 1989
17.18.1 General 
requirements
These regulations require that the Approved Poster 
entitled, 
Health and safety – what you should know
, is 
displayed or the Approved Leafl et is distributed.
17.17 
Health and Safety (First aid) Regulations 1981

---

Summary of the main legal requirements
359
This information tells employees in general terms 
about the requirements of health and safety law.
Employers must also inform employees of the local 
address of the enforcing authority (either the HSE or the 
local authority) and the Employment Medical Advisory 
Service. This should be marked on the poster or supplied 
with the leafl et.
Since 1 July 2000 the latest version of the poster 
must be displayed or distributed.
References to obsolete legal requirements are 
removed and the revised text focuses on the modern 
framework of general duties, supplemented by the basics 
of health and safety management and risk assess-
ment. It includes two additional boxes: one for details of 
trade union or other safety representatives and one for 
competent persons appointed to assist with health and 
safety and their responsibilities.
17.18.2 References
Health and Safety (Information for Employees) Regulations 
1989 (SI No 682)
Health and Safety Information for Employees 
(Modifi cations and Repeals) Regulations 1995
Poster ISBN 0-7176-2493-5
Leafl et ISBN 0-7176-1702-5
17.19 
Hazardous Waste (England and 
Wales) Regulations 2005
17.19.1 Introduction
The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 
2005 were implemented on 16th July 2005. These are 
made under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. 
There were many changes to the previous Special Waste 
Regulations, but the two key ones are that Hazardous 
waste producers are now required to pre-register 
before any Hazardous waste can be collected from their 
premises and the Regulations apply the European Waste 
Catalogue codes of Hazardous wastes that will affect a 
much wider range of producers.