Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: duties to other users of premises.

Occupational medicine: the response to new challenges. (c) The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

An Act to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work, for controlling the keeping and use and preventing the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of dangerous substances, and for controlling certain emissions into the atmosphere; to make fu...

The health and safety at work act turned 40.

Prior to 1974, Britain had no comprehensive legislation on workplace health and safety. There was legislation , lots of it, but it was piecemeal. There were separate laws for factories, offices, shops, mines, construction and railways. Regulations were very prescriptive and did not cover new technological developments and there was no legal protection for the public. A number of incidents expos...

Safety and Health at Work

Background: Young people are at an increased risk for illness in working life. The authorities stipulate certain goals for training in occupational health and safety (OHS) in vocational schools. A previous study concluded that pupils in vocational education had limited knowledge in the prevention of health risks at work. The aim of the current study, therefore, was to study how OHS training is ...

National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974.

The National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974.