Health and Safety Law 2023 (November 2023)

Chapter 3

Appointment of safety specialists

[page 29]

Regulation 7 requires employers to appoint competent staff to assist in ensuring that the protective and preventative measures identified as necessary by the risk assessment are in place. HSE advice is that a competent person is someone with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to manage health and safety. In most cases this expertise can be found in-house (see page 27).


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