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.
- The Quarries Regulations 1999 (SI 1999 2024, ISBN 0 11 082955 7) came into force on 1 January 2000.
- The Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) "Health and Safety at Quarries"