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Legal
Requirements
Health
& Safety
Employers have a general duty
under Section 2 of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act
1974 to ensure as far as reasonably practicable, the health,
safety and welfare of their employees.
The Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992
expand on the duty of employers. These regulations aim to ensure
that workplaces meet the health, safety and welfare needs of
all members of the workforce, and others who are not their employees,
but use their premises.
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Employers
are required to consult with employees or their employees' representatives,
assess risks arising from their work activities, undertake and
record significant findings from risk assessments, and provide
health and safety training for employees.
Health and safety laws apply
to everyone, including the self employed and employees.
Employees have to co-operate with their employer on health and
safety matters and not do anything that puts them or others
at risk.
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Dangerous
Goods
National and International regulations require drivers whose
duties include the carriage of dangerous goods by road to undertake
a recognised training programme that provides them with a Drivers
Vocational Qualification. It is illegal to carry dangerous goods
by road without this qualification, and to do so can result
in prosecution and heavy fines. In 1999 amendments to ADR and
UK's Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations place a
responsibility on employers to provide training for all personnel
who load and unload dangerous goods, as well as personnel involved
in freight forwarding or shipping.
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ADR 2001 states:"Persons
whose duties concern the carriage of dangerous goods by road
shall receive training in the requirements governing the carriage
of such goods appropriate to their responsibilities
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