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Responsibility The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act) places general duties for health and safety on all people at work - employers, employee, other workers and the self-employed, manufacturers, suppliers, designers and importers of materials used at work and people in control of premises. Individuals as well as or instead of the organisation may be prosecuted for breaches of the Act. The HSW Act also imposes a duty on all employers with a total of five or more workers to produce a written health and safety policy.
Health and safety regulations The specific regulations are issued under the Health and Safety at Work Act. A full list of current health and safety legislation is available on www.hse.gov.uk
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