Hazards from Work Activities
Key facts
- All employers must consider the risks to staff arising from the hazards associated with work activities. A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm.
- Any work equipment must be suitable for the job and safe, as required by the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.
- If staff habitually use computers or other kinds of display screen equipment, the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 apply.
- If staff lift and carry objects, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 apply.
- Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, employers are required to avoid work at height where possible, or, where it cannot be avoided, to take measures to ensure that the person working at height does not fall.
- If you are an employer you must assess all hazardous substances.
- These are the main regulations to be aware of, but other health and safety legislation may apply, depending on the work activity being done.
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