Management of Health and Safety at Work Amendment Regulations

9 Management of Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2006 

These Regulations set out broad general duties which operate with the more specific ones in other health and safety regulations. They are aimed mainly at improving health and safety management. Under these Regulations employers are required to assess the risks posed to workers and any others who may be affected by the work or business. 

They focus on risk assessments and how to use them affectively to identify potential hazards and risks, preventive measures that can be applied and the management and surveUlance of health and safety procedures that should be followed in the event of serious or knminent danger. The Regulations require employers to  

The Regulations require risks to people s health and safety from equipment they use at work to be prevented or controlled. Although power presses are included as woric equipment, part IV of PUWER contains specific requirements for power presses and is dealt with in Chapter 16. In addition to the requirements of PUWER, lifting equipment is also subject to the requirements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. 

Work equipment has wide meaning, and generally, any equipment which is used by an employee at work is covered, e.g. hammers, ladders, drilling machines, power presses, circular saws, photocopiers, lifting equipment (including lifts), dumper trucks and motor vehicles. 

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Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 Management of Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Regulations 1994 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992... 

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