Legislation

A considerable amount of general health and safety at work legislation covers those people in Britain who work in the quarrying industry. But because of the particular risks that can arise in quarries there are also specific quarries regulations which complement the general legislation.

Link URLs in this page

  1. Quarries Regulations 1999http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2024/contents/made
  2. The Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) "Health and Safety at Quarries"https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l118.htm
  3. Health and safety at quarries. Quarries Regulations 1999https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l118.htm
  4. Competence in health and safetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/competence/index.htm
  5. RIDDORhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/index.htm
  6. Explosiveshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/explosives/ammonium/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

RIDDOR
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

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Updated 2024-10-17