Health and Safety Commission

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The Health and Safety Commission was a UK public body responsible for developing and overseeing national policy and regulations to protect workers’ health, safety, and welfare.

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Health and Safety Commission canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf non‑departmental public body ⓘ
public body ⓘ
regulatory agency ⓘ
appliesTo employees ⓘ
employers ⓘ
self‑employed persons ⓘ
workplaces ⓘ
cooperatesWith employers’ organizations ⓘ
government departments ⓘ
professional bodies ⓘ
trade unions ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 2008 ⓘ
fieldOfWork health and safety regulation ⓘ
risk management ⓘ
worker protection ⓘ
workplace welfare ⓘ
foundedBy Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 ⓘ
goal improvement of working conditions ⓘ
prevention of occupational ill‑health ⓘ
prevention of workplace accidents ⓘ
hasResponsibilityFor advising ministers on health and safety ⓘ
approving codes of practice ⓘ
developing national health and safety policy ⓘ
overseeing health and safety regulations ⓘ
promoting awareness of health and safety ⓘ
proposing new health and safety regulations ⓘ
protecting workers’ health ⓘ
protecting workers’ safety ⓘ
protecting workers’ welfare ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
inception 1974 ⓘ
mid‑1970s ⓘ
industry occupational health and safety ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
legalBasis Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 ⓘ
mergedInto Health and Safety Executive ⓘ
notJurisdiction Northern Ireland ⓘ
oversees enforcement of health and safety law ⓘ
parentOrganization Department for Work and Pensions ⓘ
Department of Employment ⓘ
Department of Trade and Industry ⓘ
Department of the Environment ⓘ
replacedBy Health and Safety Executive ⓘ
subsidiary Health and Safety Executive ⓘ
worksWith local authorities ⓘ

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Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 → createsBody → Health and Safety Commission ⓘ