Health Safety and Environment · HSE-033
Health and Safety Legislation and Compliance
Health and safety law sets the minimum standards organisations must meet and defines duties for employers, managers and workers. Non-compliance can result in prosecution…
- Duration5 days
- Next date7 - 11 Dec 2026
- Cities13 cities
- Fee from£2,250
Course overview
Why Attend
Health and safety law sets the minimum standards organisations must meet and defines duties for employers, managers and workers. Non-compliance can result in prosecution, fines and imprisonment as well as harm to people.
This LLMI course explains the structure of health and safety law, key duties, risk assessment requirements, specific regulations, enforcement, legal liability, compliance management and keeping up to date with legal change. It references European and international frameworks and good practice.
The course provides general guidance and does not constitute legal advice.
Course Objectives
Understand the structure of health and safety law
Explain duties of employers, managers and workers
Identify applicable regulations
Understand enforcement and liability
Build a legal compliance register
Manage legal change and compliance evaluation
Target Audience
HSE managers and officers
Senior managers and directors
Legal and compliance professionals
HR managers
Facilities managers
Consultants
Course Methodology
Legal framework presentations
Case law examples
Compliance register exercise
Group discussions
Action planning
Course outline
-
1Day 1: Legal Framework
- Sources of law
- International conventions
- European frameworks
- Criminal and civil law
- Duties overview
- Exercise: Mapping applicable law
-
2Day 2: Duties and Responsibilities
- Employer duties
- Directors and managers
- Employee duties
- Contractors
- Consultation
- Case study: Director liability
-
3Day 3: Specific Requirements
- Risk assessment
- Workplace regulations
- Equipment and substances
- Reporting incidents
- Records
- Workshop: Requirement review
-
4Day 4: Enforcement and Liability
- Enforcement bodies
- Inspections
- Prosecutions
- Civil claims
- Insurance
- Case study: Enforcement action
-
5Day 5: Compliance Management
- Legal registers
- Compliance evaluation
- Monitoring legal change
- Audits
- Improvement
- Capstone: Compliance register
Dates and fees
Related
More Health Safety and Environment courses
Certified Psychological Safety Leader (CPSL)
Next: 16 - 20 Nov 2026 · Barcelona
Barcelona, Dubai, Cape Town +11 more