LRD guides and handbook August 2020

Health and Safety Law 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).