Physical hazards at work

This chapter covers the regulations and latest union and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance around physical hazards in the workplace. It covers the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (and how they work with the Equality Act 2010); the Work at Height Regulations; fire safety: the Building Regulations 2010 (Part B), Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Building Safety Act 2022; excessive noise and the damage it can cause: the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005; the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005; and protection from all types of radiation: the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017, Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019, Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016, and Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations 2010. It also summarises regulations on working with electricity and gas, in confined spaces, and with pressure systems and compressed air.