# The Health and Safety (Training for Employment) Regulations 1988, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations give to certain trainees who are not employees the protection for and duties of employees under the relevant statutory provisions as defined in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
The Regulations apply to training provided pursuant to arrangements made under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 and known by any of the names specified in the Schedule.
For the purposes of the relevant statutory provisions, regulation 3 extends the meaning of “work” and “at work” to include relevant training as defined in regulation 2; and regulation 4 provides that the trainees shall be treated as if they were employees of the person whose undertaking is the immediate provider of the training.
The Regulations do not apply to training provided at an educational establishment on a course run by it unless it is a skillcentre or similar establishment run by the Training Commission.
Regulation 5 revokes the Health and Safety (Youth Training Scheme) Regulations 1983.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1222/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-training-for-employment-regulations-1988/note
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