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Health and Safety Commission: Circulated Papers and Memoranda

Catalogue reference: EF 7

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EF 7

This series contains material, including circulars and memoranda, relating to the establishment of the Health and Safety Commission, its organisation, administration and procedures, and to its responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work...

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EF 7

Title
Health and Safety Commission: Circulated Papers and Memoranda
Date

1969-2002

Description

This series contains material, including circulars and memoranda, relating to the establishment of the Health and Safety Commission, its organisation, administration and procedures, and to its responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974. Included are papers on the reorganisation of the Factory Inspectorate.

Also present is material relating to the commission's policy on consultation and liaison with local authorities, its advisory services and committees, health and safety training, safety representatives and committees, research, the inspection of mines and mine regulations, safety in the offshore petroleum and gas industries, nuclear installations, and hazardous substances and their transport.

The series also contains files on the commission's responsibility for the Employment Medical Advisory Service and for appointments to the Mining Qualifications Board and the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Board, and evidence submitted to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

5304 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1989 Health and Safety Commission, Health and Safety Executive

Subjects
Topics
Welfare
Manufacturing
Labour
Nuclear energy
Oil and gas
Mining and quarrying
Accruals

Series is accruing

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Key to abbreviations is available at the Public Record Office
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7074/

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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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