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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom with its headquarters in Liverpool, England. It is the body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare, and for research into occupational risks in England and Wales and Scotland. Responsibility in Northern Ireland lies with the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland. The HSE was created by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and has since absorbed earlier regulatory bodies such as the Factory Inspectorate and the Railway Inspectorate though the Railway Inspectorate was transferred to the Office of Rail Regulation in April 2006. The HSE is sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions. As part of its work HSE investigates industrial accidents, small and large, including major incidents such as the explosion and fire at Buncefield in 2005. Though it formerly reported to the Health and Safety Commission, on 1 April 2008, the two bodies merged.〔Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008, (SI 2008/960 )〕 ==Functions== The Executive's duties are to:〔Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, s.11(2)〕 *Assist and encourage persons concerned with matters relevant to the operation of the objectives of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. *Make arrangements for and encourage research and publication, training and information in connection with its work. *Make arrangements for securing government departments, employers, employees, their respective representative organisations, and other persons are provided with an information and advisory service and are kept informed of, and adequately advised on such matters. *Propose regulations. The Executive is further obliged to keep the Secretary of State informed of its plans and ensure alignment with the policies of the Secretary of State, giving effect to any directions given to it.〔Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, s.11(3)〕 The Secretary of State can give directions to the Executive.〔Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, s.12〕 On 1 April 2006, the Executive ceased to have responsibility for railway safety.〔Railways Act 2005, ss.2, 60/ Sch.3 para.3(1)(b)(2); Railways Act 2005 (Commencement No.5) Order 2006, (SI 2006/266, art.2(2), Sch. )〕 The Executive is responsible for the Employment Medical Advisory Service, which operates as part of its Field Operations Directorate. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Health and Safety Executive」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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