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Health and Safety Executive: Safety Policy Division: Registered Files (SPA, SPB,...

Catalogue reference: EF 17

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EF 17

This series contains registered files of the Health and Safety Executive's Safety Policy Division (SPD). Since its formation SPD has had responsibility for the formulation of policy and legislation and amendment of existing regulations on...

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EF 17

Title
Health and Safety Executive: Safety Policy Division: Registered Files (SPA, SPB, SPD, SG series)
Date

1969-2001

Description

This series contains registered files of the Health and Safety Executive's Safety Policy Division (SPD). Since its formation SPD has had responsibility for the formulation of policy and legislation and amendment of existing regulations on fundamental and strategic health and safety issues including: mechanical, engineering, marine, construction, mines, general technical, radiation and noise, special industries, transportation, explosives, railways, transport of dangerous substances, nuclear and hazardous installations, flammables and gases, channel tunnel safety, chemicals.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

SPA, SPB, SPD, SG

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Health and Safety Commission, Health and Safety Executive, 1975-1975
  • Health and Safety Commission, Health and Safety Executive, Safety and General Group, 1975-1977
  • Health and Safety Commission, Health and Safety Executive, Safety Policy Division, 1977-1983
Physical description

54 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2007 Health and Safety Commission, Health and Safety Executive

Subjects
Topics
Welfare
Manufacturing
Railways
Weapons
Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

Selected under the acquisition policy criteria 2.1.5 documenting the development of Health and Safety Policy

Administrative / biographical background

The Safety Policy Division was set up when the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive was established by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act of 1974. It was originally named the Safety and General Group and changed to the Safety Policy Division in the late 1970s. Between 1983 and 1989, Information and Advisory Services joined the Division and it was named Safety Policy and Information. In 1998 the Division became the Safety Policy Directorate.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16425/

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