What are my legal requirements for Health and Safety?
Legal requirements:
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HaSWA or ‘the Act’) Section 2(3) requires all organisations etc. to have a policy for managing
health and safety. Where 5 or more people are employed the policy should be written down*. Management of
Health and...
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Do you need any form of training before you can set out traffic management signs and cones on a publ
We strongly advise that tree work contractors undertake appropriate training for all activities they carry out in order to comply with legislation. In this case the New Roads
and Street Works Act along with relevant guidance such as the
Safety at Street Works
and Road Works C...
25/11/2015
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So what can we expect if we find ourselves in breach of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 act?
Magistrates’ Courts operate a tiered fines system dependent on the seriousness of the offence. This could be up to £5000 or for the most serious offences an unlimited amount. Other alternative punishments issued by Magistrates’ Courts include a community sentence like unpaid ...
24/11/2015
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How can I ensure that the equipment I use meets the statutory regulations?
Work Equipment Legal requirements The primary objective of the Provision
and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) is to ensure that work equipment should not result in
health and safety risks, regardless of its age, condition or origin
and that it should be ...
25/11/2015
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Power to the Bump - support for new mothers
In 2016 the Equality
and Human Rights Commission/Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills published research findings, which showed that young women are more likely to experience particular negative
and potentially discriminatory experiences related to their pregnancy a...
25/03/2019
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What practical qualifications and training do I need?
Legal Requirements The
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
and the Management of
Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 place general duties on employers
and the self-employed to provide
health and safety information
and training. Provision
and Use of Work Equi...
25/11/2015
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Help for arborists
Help for Arborists is a library of generic
and arb-specific guidance resources available for members to download
and use. Help for arborists Here you can find generic HSE guidance
and also the AA’s arb-specific guidance in the form of templates, proformas
and associated ...
10/12/2015
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When and why do I need to do a risk assessment?
Risk Assessment Legal Requirements Management of
Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR or ‘the Management Regs’) Regulation 3 requires every employer to make a suitable
and sufficient assessment of the risks to the
health and safety of his employees whil...
25/11/2015
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What are the working regulations for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment )?
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations, 1992 What is it? The PPE regulations require that employers provide suitable protective equipment to employees except where the risk has been adequately controlled by other means which are equally or more effective. W...
25/11/2015
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Arboricultural Association Safety Guides
This series of
Safety Guides has been developed to help operators
and those responsible for their supervision, e.g. the ‘Competent Person’, to identify the key
safety points in relation to activities involving tree work at height. Each
Safety Guide relates to a specific rang...
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