Goal-setting and prescription

A feature of modern UK-originated legislation in the field of health and safety is that it tends not to be prescriptive in describing what duty holders 

The lack of prescription in the legislation is meant to be offset by the provision of comprehensive guidance and the setting of benchmark standards by bodies such as the Health and Safety Commission/Health and Safety Executive (HSC/HSE) and the British Standards Institution (BSI). Trade associations and other similar organisations have an important role in this respect, and guidance material published by bodies such as Electrical Equipment Manufacturers and Users Association (EEMUA), the Institution of Electrical Engineers (lEE), the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) and Electrical Contractors Association of Scotland (SELECT) is extremely useful. 

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