LRD guides and handbook October 2024
Health and Safety Law 2024
And a less visible HSE led to confusion about its remit, with workers unclear as to who they should report breaches of safety regulations to. In September 2021, the first, and so far only, HSE prosecution to arise from its Covid-19 spot check programme resulted in a 12-month community order for a construction contractor. He was also ordered to pay £3,000 towards costs and a victim surcharge of £95 after pleading guilty to breaches of section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and regulation 13(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.