The statutory duties a permit-to-work system is built on in Great Britain: confined spaces, electricity, work at height, management of health and safety, construction, explosive atmospheres, work equipment and lifting. 8 documents, full reference texts with the official
source of each. Verified 27.07.2026.
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk.
SI 1997/1713The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997legislation.gov.uk, in force from 1998-04-01 · verified 27.07.2026 · 9,254 charactersFull textOfficial source ↗
SI 1989/635The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989legislation.gov.uk, in force from 2015-04-06 · verified 27.07.2026 · 13,776 charactersFull textOfficial source ↗
SI 2005/735The Work at Height Regulations 2005legislation.gov.uk, in force from 2015-10-01 · verified 27.07.2026 · 25,230 charactersFull textOfficial source ↗
SI 1999/3242The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999legislation.gov.uk, in force from 2021-11-25 · verified 27.07.2026 · 37,624 charactersFull textOfficial source ↗
SI 2015/51The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015legislation.gov.uk, in force from 2018-01-01 · verified 27.07.2026 · 66,518 charactersFull textOfficial source ↗
SI 2002/2776The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002legislation.gov.uk, in force from 2020-12-31 · verified 27.07.2026 · 30,686 charactersFull textOfficial source ↗
SI 1998/2306The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998legislation.gov.uk, in force from 2018-07-30 · verified 27.07.2026 · 40,240 charactersFull textOfficial source ↗
SI 1998/2307The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998legislation.gov.uk, in force from 2020-12-31 · verified 27.07.2026 · 21,466 charactersFull textOfficial source ↗
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