The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive and local government are the enforcing authorities who work in support of the Commission.
HSE's job is to help the Health and Safety Commission ensure that risks to people's health and safety from work activities are properly controlled.
The Health and Safety Commission and Executive receive specialist advice from a range of advisory committees, boards and councils. These bodies may be concerned with health and safety in a particular industry or sector, or with particular hazards that may be present across a range of industry sectors.
Regulations are made by the appropriate Government Minister, normally
on the basis of proposals submitted by the Commission after consultation,
as previously explained. They have to be laid before Parliament, under
which proposals automatically become law 21 days after being submitted
to Parliament (unless objection is made).
This link http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ohsingb.pdf
is a HSE publication called "The health and safety system in Great Britain"
it goes to great lengths to explain the purpose, function and operation of the HSE
HSE's job is to help the Health and Safety Commission ensure that risks to people's health and safety from work activities are properly controlled.
The Health and Safety Commission and Executive receive specialist advice from a range of advisory committees, boards and councils. These bodies may be concerned with health and safety in a particular industry or sector, or with particular hazards that may be present across a range of industry sectors.
Regulations are made by the appropriate Government Minister, normally
on the basis of proposals submitted by the Commission after consultation,
as previously explained. They have to be laid before Parliament, under
which proposals automatically become law 21 days after being submitted
to Parliament (unless objection is made).
This link http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ohsingb.pdf
is a HSE publication called "The health and safety system in Great Britain"
it goes to great lengths to explain the purpose, function and operation of the HSE
