Reeve, Paul | Features | Health and Safety at Work magazine
Published: 01.05.2008
In the third of our series on health and safety basics, Paul Reeve looks at who does what.
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Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
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Health and Safety (Training for Employment) Regulations 1990
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Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974
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Question: Training qualifications
In order to train employees in specific areas such as lifting equipment and slinging, the use of PPE, or the examination of access equipment, what level of competency or qualifications would I or a nominated person need? I am aware that there are some specific requirements for certain types of training, but what are the requirements for more general training programmes?
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The issue of training and competence to deliver training is very complex. In sim...
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