employer responsibilities & duties

• Am I protected by health and safety laws?  more...
• What are my employer's responsibilities?  more...
• What are the main health and safety laws?  more...
• What is the Health and Safety at Work Act?  more...
• What are my employer's duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act?  more...
• I work on a contract. Do I have health and safety rights?  more...
• Do expectant mothers have special protection?  more...
• Do young workers have special protection?  more...
• What is the Health and Safety Commission?  more...
• What is the Health and Safety Executive?  more...
• What are safety Regulations?  more...
• What are Approved Codes of Practice?  more...
• What is 'Guidance'?  more...
• What is the 'six-pack'?  more...
• What are the main health and safety Regulations?  more...
• What do I do if I have an accident?  more...
• Where can I get help?  more...

further information

Your Rights at Work: A TUC guide, and the TUC health and safety handbook, Keeping well at work (2001) are available from TUC, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS, tel: 020 7467 1294.It covers:

• basic employment rights, how to enforce them, where to get advice;
• working time, hours and holidays;
• families and work: parental leave, time off for dependants;
• common problems at work: race, sex and disability discrimination; disciplinary and grievance procedures; basic health and safety rights;
• dismissal and redundancy;
• enforcing your rights: Employment Tribunals and the courts.
Hazards magazine, monthly, for regular updates on all the main health and safety issues, available from tel: 0114 276 5695, price £10 a year. Website: http://www.hazards.org.uk. Health and Safety Law: A trade unionists' guide (2001), Labour Research Department, tel: 020 7902 9813, price £4.50. TGWU Safety Rep's Handbook, available from TGWU, Transport House, 128 Theobald's Road, London WC1X 8TN, tel: 020 7611 2555. Health and Safety Essentials and Chemical Hazards Handbook, AEEU Health and Safety Department, tel: 020 8462 7755, free. The following HSE publications are available from HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, price on request: Safety Regulation: a short guide. Health and safety law: what you should know. Management of Health and Safety at Work: Approved Code of Practice (2000),price £8. VDUs (visual display units): An easy guide to the Regulations (ref HS(G)90), price £5.