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The regulations listed below are available from the UK Government web site, but they can be difficult to find. The documents linked below are provided only to indicate the range of applicable legislation for typical businesses and should not be relied upon to be complete and up to date as I have simply selected the most commonly required regulations. Always check with the latest legislation, or consult a Health and Safety Practitioner or Lawyer for advice. This list does not cover absolutely all H&S legislation, let me know if you think I have missed something significant and I will add it if I agree.

H&S Regulation - A Guide - A Short Guide by the HSE-

Full HSE owned regulations list on HSE web site link

European Directives

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Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Occupiers' Liability Act 1984
Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983
Biocidal Products Regulations 2001    ->     Biocidal Products (Amendment) Regulations 2003
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004
Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002
Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regs 1983
Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulation 1999 ............. The Control of Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations 2005
Confined Spaces Regulations 1997

Control of Asbestos in the Air Regulations 1990

Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006
Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002

Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

COSHH (Amendment Regulations) 2004 

Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994
Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
MANUFACTURE AND STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES REGULATIONS 2005
Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 

Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 

The Management of Health and Safety at Work and Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Gas Safety (Installation and Use) regulations 1998
Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996
The General Product Safety Regulations 2005
Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996
Health and Safety (Training for Employment) Regulations 1990
Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002
Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations 1992 No 2225
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
Planning (Control of Major-Accident Hazards) Regulations 1999
Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992
Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1994
Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999
Working Time Regulations 1998
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Work at Height Regulations 2005
Last update: September 6, 2007