A2HE: Legislation

What is the primary legislation for all occupational health and safety?

• Equality Act of 2010

• Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974

• Employment Rights Act of 1996

• Data Protection Act of 2018

Which Act controls how organisations use personal information and is the UK's implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

• Data Protection Act of 2018

• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

• Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974

• Fire Safety Act 2021

What is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health and includes nanomaterials?

• Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974

• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSHH)

• Fire Safety Act 2021

• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) 2013

Which regulation puts duties on employers, the self-employed, and people in control of work premises to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases, and specified dangerous occurrences?

• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSHH)

• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) 2013

• Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

• Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974

What is the directive proposed by a legislative body and is a statutory law?

• Legislation

• Regulation

• Guidelines

• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Which Act protects people from discrimination in the workplace as well as broader society?

• Employment Rights Act of 1996

• Equality Act of 2010

• Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974

• Data Protection Act of 2018

What is the ongoing process of enforcing legislation and is specific to the legislation?

• Regulation

• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

• Legislation

• Guidelines

Which Act requires employers to insure against liability for injury or disease to their employees arising out of their employment?

• Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act of 1969

• Animal Welfare Act 2006

• Equality Act of 2010

• Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974

What is the act of enforcement considered as?

• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

• Guidelines

• Regulation

• Legislation

What is the ongoing process of enforcing legislation and is specific to the legislation?

• Guidelines

• Regulation

• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

• Legislation