LRD guides and handbook July 2016

Health and safety law 2016

Chapter 1

New regulations


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New health and safety regulations generally come into force on one of two “commencement dates” each year, 6 April and 1 October. New regulations that have been enacted since the last edition of this guide are highlighted throughout this booklet. They include:


• The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (General Duties of Self-Employed Persons) (Prescribed Undertakings) Regulations 2015;


Smoke-free (Private Vehicles) Regulations 2015;


Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016;


The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc) Regulations 2015.