CGLI 2330 Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology Level 2 Inst Tech: Unit 201 – Working Effectively & Safely in an Electrotechnical Environment
Unit 02 - Health & Safety Legislation
Health & Safety Legislation Unit Aims By the end of the unit participants should be able to: List the current Health and Safety legislation relevant to the workplace/site within the electrotechnical Industry (Syllabus Reference: 1.1.02) Identify from the following, those regulatory requirements which are statutory and those which are non-statutory a) Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) b) Electricity at Work Regulations (1989) c) The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 (Formerly Electricity Supply Regulations 1989) d) Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations (1999) e) Provision & use of Work Equipment Regulations (1998) f) COSHH Regulations (2002) g) Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (1992) h) IEE Requirements for Electrical Installations (BS7671) (Syllabus Reference: 1.1.03)
Health & Safety Legislation Status of Acts & Regulations Acts (of Parliament) are ‘statutory’ that means they are legally binding and therefore enforceable by law. Certain Regulations are made under Acts of Parliament and, as a result, are also statutory. Other Regulations have advisory/guidance purposes only and as are result they are ‘non-statutory’, that is, they cannot be enforced by law. However, non-statutory Regulations are generally considered to reflect standards of good practice and may be cited in a court of law. Additionally, although certain Regulations have no legal status themselves, they are based on Acts/Regulations that are statutory and consequently, breaking the non-statutory Regulations will often result in breaking one or more statutory Acts or Regulations. For more information see pages 2 to 9 of ‘Electrical Installations Level 2 2330 Technical Certificate’ – revised for the 17th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations (ISBN 978 0 435401 09 2).
Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) As they are Act of Parliament they are statutory. See page 3 of ‘Electrical Installations Level 2 2330 Technical Certificate’.
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CGLI 2330 Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology Level 2 Inst Tech: Unit 201 – Working Effectively & Safely in an Electrotechnical Environment
Unit 02 - Health & Safety Legislation
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 These statutory Regulations were made under HASAWA, to ensure the health and safety from electricity of all persons in the workplace. See page 4 of ‘Electrical Installations Level 2 2330 Technical Certificate’.
The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 The prime purpose of the Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations is to provide for the safety of the public and to provide for an electricity supply of adequate quality and reliability. They will effect electrical contractors, and be of great benefit to the contracting trade. They are statutory.
Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations (1999) These Regulations are statutory. See page 5 of ‘Electrical Installations Level 2 2330 Technical Certificate’.
Provision & use of Work Equipment Regulations (1998) These Regulations are statutory. See page 5 of ‘Electrical Installations Level 2 2330 Technical Certificate’.
The Control of (COSHH) 2002
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These Regulations are statutory. See page 6 of ‘Electrical Installations Level 2 2330 Technical Certificate’.
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (1992) These Regulations are statutory. See page 6 of ‘Electrical Installations Level 2 2330 Technical Certificate’.
IET Requirements for Electrical Installations (BS7671) The IET wiring regulations (now called BS7671 “Requirements for electrical installations") are an all encompassing set of documents that give both technical and practical guidance on the installation and maintenance of electrical services. Whilst not being encompassed in an act of parliament, therefore making them nonstatutory, the regulations do have sufficient recognition to make it unthinkable to install electrical services that do not comply with the regulation. See page 6 of ‘Electrical Installations Level 2 2330 Technical Certificate’.
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