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Health & Safety

  • 11-05-2013 11:47am
    #1
    Tim76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 955 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Can anybody briefly explain the relationship between:

    - SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK ACT 2005

    - SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK (CONSTRUCTION) REGULATIONS 2006

    SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK (General Application ) REGULATIONS 2007

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,550 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    In short regulations are updated, replaced, revised, amended etc and you need to look for the most recent one to ensure compliance. The usual practice is to have a "base set" of regs and then as time goes by and circumstances change they are amended accordingly. The amendments/revisions are published so you will most likely find that you will have to read the original regs together with all subsequent amendments/revisions.

    If you are asking for the exact difference between the regs you linked to above Im afraid you will have to read through them yourself :)


  • #3
    Tim76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 955 ✭✭✭Tim76


    Thanks muffler.

    Is it safe to assume that a statutory instrument is an amendment/expansion to the base regulation?


  • #4
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,550 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Yes the SI's are the legal implements


  • #5
    daver123
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 208 ✭✭daver123


    Tim76 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Can anybody briefly explain the relationship between:

    - SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK ACT 2005

    - SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK (CONSTRUCTION) REGULATIONS 2006

    SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK (General Application ) REGULATIONS 2007

    Cheers!

    The 2005 act is the law, regulations are just updates i do not think they mean anything


  • #6
    Prenderb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭Prenderb


    daver123 wrote: »
    The 2005 act is the law, regulations are just updates i do not think they mean anything

    They all form part of the law. The Act is the primary legislation, regulations are secondary legislation made as part of the Act. They all apply as part of the "umbrella" Act.

    The two sets of regulations you reference are applicable to two different sorts of work. The General Application regulations apply generally, i.e. to everything. The Construction regulations apply to, well, construction works as defined in the Act.


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  • #7
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,550 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    daver123 wrote: »
    The 2005 act is the law, regulations are just updates i do not think they mean anything
    I have had enough of your trolling. Enjoy your week off


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