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Health And Safety

Health & Safety at work

The basis of British health and safety law is the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

The Act sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public, and employees have to themselves and to each other.

These duties are qualified in the Act by the principle of 'so far as is reasonably practicable'. The law requires what good management and common sense would lead employers to do anyway: that is, to look at what the risks are and take sensible measures to tackle them.

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Health & Safety around the home

Some 5,000 people die every year in the U.K. as a result of an accident in the home and a further three million people seek medical attention.

The Government launched the Home Safety Network (HSN) web site in 2000 to help reduce the high toll of serious home accidents in the UK, and to help inform safety professionals and the public of the hazards. The HSN brings together information, research and publicity materials produced by the UK's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and others about related topics.

Link to Preparing for Emergencies web site.
www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk

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  • Fire Safety
    Advice on fire safety in the home and the workplace with links to useful web sites.
  • Community Fire Safety
    Prevention of fire through community involvement, education, research and awareness-raising.
  • Immunisation and Vaccination Advice
    Useful advice and links for parents of young children, and those travelling outside the UK.

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