Business Law Library & Tracker
Workplace Health & Safety
Work risks, safety systems, incident response and officer oversight.
Sources last reviewed 28 July 2026
Main law guides
122
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
60
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
143
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
11
New, amended & reviewed
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Get legal helpMain laws
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
SI 2015/51
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
SI 2002/2677
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
UKPGA 1969 c 57
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
UKPGA 1974 c 37
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
SI 1999/3242
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
2007 c. 19
Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008
2008 c. 20
Cases
URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd
If your business develops, designs or helps build residential property, do not assume risk ends when the units are sold or when an old six-year limitation position...
The English Electric Company Ltd v Alstom UK
Do not assume a historic employee claim stays with the original employer after a business transfer. In this case, the court held that wording about claims arising...