# The Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013, Regulation 3: Application of requirements to employers


(1) The requirements imposed by these Regulations on an employer apply to—
(a) a healthcare employer; and
(b) a healthcare contractor whose employees, or other persons who work under the healthcare contractor’s supervision and direction, are exposed to a risk of injury from medical sharps in relation to the provision of services to a healthcare employer.
(2) A requirement imposed by these Regulations on an employer that applies in relation to that employer’s employees also applies, so far as is reasonably practicable, in relation to any other person who is not an employee of that employer but who works under that employer’s supervision and direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/645/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-sharp-instruments-in-healthcare-regulations-2013/regulation-3
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