1. 12 Health and Safety Legislation

2. Legislation Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 1974
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1998
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations (amended 2002)

3. Duties of the employer Safe and adequate plant and equipment
Safe premises and/or place of work
Competent and safe fellow employees
Safe system of work

4. Specific issues
Smoking
Repetitive strain injury

5. Duties of the employee
Reasonable care of the health and safety of self and others
Co-operation with the employer
Use of any personal protective equipment that is provided
Following of appropriate systems of work
Informing the employer of any dangers

6. Stress Foreseeability
What should the employer have reasonably been expected to know?
Liability applies to psychiatric as well as physical injury
Type of work

7. Penalties Tort of negligence
The employer owes the employee a duty of care
The employer has breached that duty through negligence
The employee has suffered damage as a result of that negligence

8. Contractual claim Breach of contract
Breach of mutual trust and confidence
Possible constructive dismissal

9. Criminal action HASAWA Fine or imprisonment
Corporate manslaughter/homicide

10. Good standards Written statements Safety representatives
Safety committees

11. Consultation with employees
Representatives
Give information
Consult
Answer questions

12. Health and Safety Executive
Enforce HASAWA
Improvement notice
Prohibition notice