Unit 27 Understanding Health and Safety in the Business Workplace

Understand how health and safety legislation and regulations affect a business working environment.

It is estimated that there are around 1.6 million accidents each year in the workplace with a cost to British industry of around £700m. 

These figures would be much worse without a strong set of laws passed by the UK & EU Parliaments.

Would you see this scene in the UK?

The main piece of legislation in the UK is The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Details here.

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 1994. Details here.



Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. Details here.