Health and Safety Executive

The regulator responsible for workplace health and safety in Great Britain.

Abbreviation: HSE

Also used as: workplace safety regulator, health and safety regulator

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The Health and Safety Executive is the regulator for workplace health and safety in Great Britain. It oversees legal duties relating to workplace risks, inspections, enforcement, guidance and major hazards. It may appear in summaries about industrial safety, workplace deaths and injuries, building and construction risks, chemicals, energy infrastructure and employer duties.

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