This document discusses various health and safety legislation and regulations that govern emergency services workers, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points guidance, and the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992. It instructs the reader to refer to their course book for more details on these acts and regulations. The overall aim is to understand health and safety considerations when responding to emergency incidents.

1. Legislation and regulations
• The aim of this sessions is to enable you
to understand the health and safety
considerations when attending the scene
of an emergency response incident.
• The objective is that upon completion of
this session you will have studied:
– Legislation and regulations

2. • If you missed this lesson you should read
page 56, 57 and 58 of course book 2.

3. Legislation and regulations
• The emergency
services, like all
employees, are
governed by
legislation and
regulations relating to
their health and safety
at work.
• Health and Safety
legislation is designed
to protect workers
and their colleagues
from injury and
hazards whilst
performing their duty.

4. Legislation and regulations
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
(HASAW)
– The HASAW Act sets basic principles to be
followed by both employees and employers to
help ensure a safe working environment.
– Lets read further information on this on page
57 of course book 2.

5. Legislation and regulations
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and
Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
1995 (RIDDOR)
– This enables the HSE and local authorities to
identify risk in the workplace by placing a
legal obligation on employers, the self-
employed and people in control of premises to
report certain injuries.
– Lets read further information on this on page
58 of course book 2.

6. Legislation and regulations
• Control of Substances Hazardous to
Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
– These are designed to protect employees
from hazardous substances that are stored or
used in the workplace.
– Lets read further information on this on page
58 of course book 2.

7. Legislation and regulations
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
(HACCP)
– This protects consumers from contaminated
or unfit food. Very often emergency service
personnel will have to be fed on duty.
HACCP is a control measure that reduces
food poisoning.
– Lets read further information on this on page
58 of course book 2.

8. Task
• Using resources within the college outline
(maximum of 50 words for each) the
following health and safety legislation or
regulations:
– HASAW Act 1974
– RIDDOR 1995
– COSHH 2002
– HACCP guidance
– PPE Regs 1992