Legislation

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• Legislation Voluntary Activity in OH Practice
• Dr David Snashall
• Guys St Thomas NHS
• Foundation Trust

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Table E The Evolution of Health Safety
Legislation

• Some early, risk specific legislation
• The Wool, Goat hair and Camel hair Regulations
  1905
• The Horsehair Regulations 1907
• The Anthrax Prevention Act 1919
• The Hides and Skins Regulations 1921
• The Bakehouses Welfare Order 1927
• The Biscuit Factories Welfare Order 1927
• The Sugar Factories Welfare Order 1931
• Factories Act 1961
• Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963

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1974-88 Development of more General Legislation

• General umbrella statute heralding new era of
• health and safety legislation
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• A total of seven European directives bearing on
• health and safety had a strong influence on
• Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
  Regulations 1998 (COSHH)
• Noise at Work Regulations 1989

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Since 1988 Modern Domestic Legislation based on
Risk Assessment

• More than 20 European directives have produced a
• deluge of regulations, notably the framework
• directive and its daughters in 1989 resulting in
  the six
• pack
• Management of Health and Safety at Work
  Regulations 1992
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)
  Regulations 1992
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
  1992
• Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992
• Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

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Table C Comparison of Compensation Systems
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Workplace Legislation

• Health and Safety Law
• Master Servant/ Industrial Revolution
• Approved Codes of Practice
• Guidance
• ALARA

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Workplace Legislation

• Employment (Labour) Law
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Dismissal
• Attendance

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Workplace Legislation

• Anti Discrimination Law
• Social Security
• Workers Compensation
• Disability

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International Law Legislation

• Private Agreements, Public Acts
  Treaties, Conventions standards
• UN Charter
• Universal Declaration of
• Human Rights
• Women Children
• Disabled Persons Human Rights
• Minorities covenants
• Migrant Workers
• INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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UNITED NATIONS

• Economic Social Sustainable
• Development
• Environment
• Refugees
• Crime
• Drugs
• AIDS

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ILO

• UN Agency deals with
• Vocational training and vocational
  rehabilitation
• Employment policy
• Labour administration
• Labour law and industrial relations
• Working conditions
• Management development
• Cooperatives
• Social security
• Labour statistics and occupational safety and
  health

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Workplace Legislation

• Working time regulations 1998
• ? Health Safety

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Workplace Legislation

• Human Rights Act 1998
• (derived from European Convention)
• Slavery and forced labour child labour
• Data protection
• Privacy
• Data storing
• Freedom of information (public bodies)

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Standards Compliance

• ISO 14000
• Life cycle assessment
• BS 8800
• Risk assessment and reduction
• Process not performance
• International trade