# The Police (Health and Safety) Regulations 1999, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1 These Regulations extend to police officers regulations made under Part I of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 following the coming into force of the Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997. The Regulations also amend certain health and safety regulations to take account of the position of the police.
2 The definition of “employee” in health and safety regulations which were in force before the commencement of the Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997 is extended to include constables and police cadets (regulation 2).
3 The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 are amended to make provision for certain named police staff associations to be treated as recognised trade unions (regulation 3).
4 The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 are amended so that where there is an inevitable conflict between the exercise of police powers and an employer’s duty to ensure that suitable personal protective equipment is provided to employees, the duty shall be complied with so far as is reasonably practicable (regulation 4).
5 The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 are amended so that work equipment used by the police for arrest, restraint, self-defence or as deterrent equipment must be suitable for use in any respect which it is reasonably foreseeable will affect the health or safety of a constable or police cadet (regulation 5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/860/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-health-and-safety-regulations-1999/note
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