Health and Safety in the Workplace

The Six Pack

These Regulations form part of the six pack, other regulations in the six pack include:

• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
• Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
  

Workplace Regulations

The Workplace Regulations apply to a very wide range of workplaces, including factories, shops, warehouses, hotels and places of entertainment. The regulations detail provisions required in the workplace.

Such requirements include:

• The need to maintain the workplace in good condition';
• The need for effective and suitable ventilation;
• The need for reasonable temperature in the workplace (e.g. normally at least 16 degrees Celsius);
• The need to keep the workplace clean and to have suitable and sufficient lighting;
• The need for floors and traffic routes to be sound;
• The need to ensure that the workplace is organised so that vehicles and pedestrians can circulate safely, etc.

Further information can be found in the HSE leaflet; 'workplace health, safety & welfare - a short guide for managers.'

A full copy of the Approved Code of Practice - 'Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 is available to purchase from HSE Books - PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2WA.  Tel: 01787 881165

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