Legislation Employment Human Resources Health Safety

Legislation

Confidentiality & Ethics

Medical	http://www.gmc-uk.org/about/legislation/index.asp
Access to Medical Reports Act 1988	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1988/Ukpga_19880028_en_1.htm
Data Protection Act 1998	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1998/19980029.htm
Data Protection Act Employment Practices Codes	ICO - Data Protection guidance & codes of practice
Freedom of Information Act 2000	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000036.htm
Human Rights Act 1998	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm

Disability

Disability Discrimination Act 1995	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/1995050.htm
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20031673.htm
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Pensions) Regulations 2003	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2003/20032770.htm
Disability Discrimination Act 2005	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2005/20050013.htm
Codes of practice in employment and occupation	Equality & Humanrights - Disability and employment

Equality Act

Equalities Act 2010

http://www.equalities.gov.uk/equality_act_2010.aspx

http://www.mddus.com/mddus/news-and-media/notice-board/september-2010/risk-alert---equality.aspx

Employment

Employment Act 2008			http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080024_en_1
ACAS Discipline & Grievance Code of Practice 2009			http://www.acas.org.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=981&p=0
Employment Rights Act 1996 & 2004			http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/1996018.htm
Employment Act 2002			http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2002/20020022.htm
Employment Relations Act 1999 & 2004			http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1999/19990026.htm http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/20040024.htm
Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006			http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20061031.htm
Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003			http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20031661.htm
Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003			http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20031660.htm
Work & Families Act 2006			http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2006/ukpga_20060018_en.pdf
Protection from Harassment Act			http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1997/1997040.htm
Summary guidance			DTI - Employment Legislation index

Prescribed Diseases

Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/advisers/db1/further_info.asp#regulation

Health & Safety

HEALTH & SAFETY	Health & Safety at Work Act 1974	http://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.pdf
ASBESTOS	Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20062739.htm
COMPRESSED AIR	The Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19961656_en_1.htm
CONFINED SPACES	The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1997/19971713.htm
CONSULTATION	The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations (HSCER) 1996	The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996
CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER & HOMICIDE	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
DIVING	Control of Diving at Work 1997	Diving at Work Regulations 1997 HSE - Diving
DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT	The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 (as amended)	Display Screen Equipment Regs - 1992
EQUIPMENT	Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER)	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1998/19982306.htm http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1998/19982307.htm
FIRST AID	The Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981	http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/legislation.htm
HEIGHTS	The Work at Height Regulations 2005	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050735.htm
INSURANCE	Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 and 1998	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si1998/19982573.htm
LEAD	Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20022676.htm
MAJOR ACCIDENTS	Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) 1999	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/19990743.htm
MANAGEMENT	Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/19993242.htm
MANUAL HANDLING	The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended)*	The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
NOISE	Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20051643.htm
OFFENCES ACT	Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080020_en_1 Chief Executive welcomes tougher penalties press release
PACKAGING	Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (CHIP) 2002	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20021689.htm
PPE	Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20021144.htm
RADIATION	Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (IRR99).	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/19993232.htm
REPORTING	Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)	The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
REVIEW	Lofstedt Review of Health & Safety 2011	Lofstedt Review of Health & Safety 2011
SUBSTANCES	Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 & Amendment Regulations 2004 Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals EC Regulation (REACH) 2006	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2002/20022677.htm http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2004/20043386.htm http://www.hse.gov.uk/reach/about.htm
VIBRATION	Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20051093.htm
WORKING TIME	The Working Time Regulations 1998, 2002 & 2003	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1998/19981833.htm http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20023128.htm http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20031684.htm
WORKPLACE	Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992	The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992