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

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
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