health and safety
A term arising from the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and therefore applying strictly to the workplace. The analogous term outside the workplace is duty of care. Health and safety regulations applicable to arboriculture include:
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007,
- Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 1999,
- Health & Safety Executive,
- Health and Safety (First- Aid) Regulations 1981,
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974,
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998,
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999,
- Noise at Work Regulations 2005,
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992,
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998,
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995,
- road safety,
- Work at Height Regulations 2005,
- Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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