Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
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The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 is the primary piece of UK legislation that sets out employers’ general duties to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees and the public in the workplace.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 canonical | 9 |
| Robens Report on Safety and Health at Work 1972 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2067802 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Context triple: [London Fire Commissioner, governedBy, Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974]
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A.
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that established comprehensive workplace health and safety standards to protect employees from job-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.
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B.
Independent Safety Board Act of 1974
The Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that established the National Transportation Safety Board as an independent agency responsible for investigating transportation accidents and promoting safety.
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C.
War Hazards Compensation Act
The War Hazards Compensation Act is a U.S. federal law that provides reimbursement and compensation for injuries, death, or detention of civilian employees caused by war-risk hazards while working in support of U.S. military or government operations abroad.
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D.
Mine Act
The Mine Act is a U.S. federal law that governs mine safety and health standards, empowering the Mine Safety and Health Administration to regulate and enforce protections for miners.
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E.
Health Act 1999
The Health Act 1999 is a UK law that introduced wide-ranging reforms to the National Health Service, including new structures for managing and delivering healthcare services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Target entity description: The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 is the primary piece of UK legislation that sets out employers’ general duties to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees and the public in the workplace.
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A.
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that established comprehensive workplace health and safety standards to protect employees from job-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.
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B.
Independent Safety Board Act of 1974
The Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that established the National Transportation Safety Board as an independent agency responsible for investigating transportation accidents and promoting safety.
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C.
War Hazards Compensation Act
The War Hazards Compensation Act is a U.S. federal law that provides reimbursement and compensation for injuries, death, or detention of civilian employees caused by war-risk hazards while working in support of U.S. military or government operations abroad.
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D.
Mine Act
The Mine Act is a U.S. federal law that governs mine safety and health standards, empowering the Mine Safety and Health Administration to regulate and enforce protections for miners.
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E.
Health Act 1999
The Health Act 1999 is a UK law that introduced wide-ranging reforms to the National Health Service, including new structures for managing and delivering healthcare services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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health and safety legislation ⓘ |
| allows |
approval of codes of practice
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making of regulations for health and safety ⓘ |
| citation | 1974 c. 37 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsBody |
Health and Safety Commission
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Health and Safety Executive ⓘ |
| doesNotExtendTo | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Health and Safety Executive
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local authorities ⓘ |
| formsFrameworkFor | modern UK health and safety regulations ⓘ |
| imposesDutyOn |
designers of plant for use at work
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employees ⓘ employers ⓘ importers of articles and substances for use at work ⓘ manufacturers of articles for use at work ⓘ persons in control of premises ⓘ self-employed persons ⓘ suppliers of articles for use at work ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Robens Report on Safety and Health at Work 1972
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linked to:
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
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| jurisdiction |
England
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Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| keyProvision |
duties of manufacturers and suppliers regarding safety of articles and substances
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duties of persons concerned with premises used as workplaces ⓘ general duties of employees at work ⓘ general duties of employers to persons other than their employees ⓘ general duties of employers to their employees ⓘ offences and penalties for breaches of health and safety law ⓘ powers of inspectors to enter premises and enforce the Act ⓘ |
| legalDuty |
employees must cooperate with employers on health and safety matters
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employees must take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others ⓘ employers must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all their employees ⓘ employers must maintain safe places of work and safe access and egress ⓘ employers must provide and maintain a safe working environment with adequate welfare facilities ⓘ employers must provide and maintain safe plant and systems of work ⓘ employers must provide information, instruction, training and supervision necessary for health and safety ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work, for controlling the keeping and use and preventing the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of dangerous substances, and for controlling certain emissions into the atmosphere; to make further provision with respect to the employment medical advisory service; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to control certain emissions into the atmosphere
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to control the keeping and use of dangerous substances ⓘ to protect persons other than persons at work against risks to health or safety arising out of work activities ⓘ to secure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work ⓘ |
| regulatorUnderAct | Health and Safety Executive ⓘ |
| replaced | a range of earlier industry-specific health and safety statutes ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1974-07-31 ⓘ |
| section |
Section 2
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Section 20 ⓘ Section 3 ⓘ Section 33 ⓘ Section 4 ⓘ Section 7 ⓘ Section 8 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | Great Britain ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1974 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Description of subject: The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 is the primary piece of UK legislation that sets out employers’ general duties to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees and the public in the workplace.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
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inspiredBy
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Robens Report on Safety and Health at Work 1972
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linked to: Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
subject linked to:
Railway Safety Regulations 1999 (UK)