Health and Safety Law 2020 (August 2020)

Chapter 4

Appointment of safety specialists

[ch 4: page 67]

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 65).


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