This subtopic contains information on the regulatory requirements relating to health and safety in an office-based workplace, including in relation to display screen equipment. It also contains practical guidance on how to manage health and safety in the workplace and tools relating to key personnel and external visits.
Various pieces of legislation exist in relation to health and safety in the workplace.
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA 1974) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety.
In summary, as an employer, an organisation has a duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of its employees at work and others who may be affected by what it does or does not do.
In particular, an organisation’s duty extends, so far as is reasonably practicable, to:
ensuring the provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health
having arrangements in place for ensuring safety and absence of risks to health in connection...
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