Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
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| Citation | 1992 No. 3004 |
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| Introduced by | Patrick McLoughlin (Department of Employment) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom; overseas |
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| Made | 1 December 1992 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1996 |
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| Made under | Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
| Transposes | Directive 89/654/EEC |
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Status: Current legislation
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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 is a United Kingdom Statutory Instrument that stipulates general requirements on accommodation standards for nearly all workplaces. The regulations implemented European Union directive 89/654/EEC on minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace and repeal and supersede much of the Factories Act 1961 and Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963.
Since 31 December 1995, all new and existing workplaces have had to comply to these regulations.
Breach of the regulations by an employer, controller of work premises or occupier of a factory is a crime, punishable on summary conviction or on indictment with an unlimited fine. Either an individual or a corporation can be punished and sentencing practice is published by the Sentencing Guidelines Council. Enforcement is the responsibility of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or in some cases, local authorities.
The HSE publishes a code of practice on implementing the regulations. Though a breach of the code creates neither civil nor criminal liability in itself, it could be evidential as to either. The regulations do not create duties to members of the public.
The regulations apply to all workplaces save for ships, construction sites or mines and quarries. The regulations have limited application to temporary workplaces, transport and agriculture (reg.3). The regulations do not apply in respect of exceptions in the EU directive:
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