Unit 3 - Legislation only

Act that is a basis for other health and safety regulation - established the HSE as a regulator

• Health and Safety at Work Act

• The Food Safety Act

• Civil contingencies Act

The security of personal information

• RIDDOR

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations

• Data Protection Act

• Food Safety Regulations 1995

This Act sets out how organisations must work together to plan and respond to local and national emergencies

• The Data Protection Act

• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations

  [COSHH]

• Civil Contingencies Act 2004

• The Health and Social Care Act 2015

This Act requires employers to report and keep records for three years of work related accidents that cause death and serious injury

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations

• COSHH

• RIDDOR

• The Data Protection Act

This Act requires that good personal hygiene is maintained when working with food so that it is safe to eat

• Food Safety Act

• RIDDOR

• COSHH

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations

This Act requires employers to carry out a risk assessment to prevent or control exposure to hazardous substances

• The Data Protection ACT

• RIDDOR

• COSHH

• Civil Contingencies Act 2004

This Act requires that food safety hazards are identified

• Food Safety Regulations 1995

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

• Data Protection Act

• RIDDOR

This act requires that employers avoid hazardous manual handling tasks where possible and assess those that can be avoided

• Data Protection

• RIDDOR

• Food Safety

• Manual Handling

This Act sets out how health and adult social care providers must share information about a person's care with other health and care professionals so that the safe and effective care can be provided.

• The Health and Social Care Act

• The Health Act

• Manual Handling Operations REgulations

• The Health ad Safety at Work Act

This Act requires work settings to have arrangements in place appointing competent people to manage health, safety and security as well as procedures for emergency situations that may arise.

• Health and Safety at Work Act

• Food Safety Act

• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations

• RIDDOR