Health and Safety at Work Act

The Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 is an act that defines the duties for employees, employers, contractors, suppliers of goods and substances for use at work. It is the primary piece of legislation that covers occupational health and safety in the Great Britain. Companies will employ a health and safety executive and their job is to enforce the act. The act is also to try and make work a safe environment and to protect others from risks, it also tries to prevent the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of dangerous substances. These will be vital as we are likely to be working with items that would require us to follow these regulations such as lighting in studios which of course can be very dangerous.