Health and safety regulations in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom there are many regulations relevant to health and safety at work. Many of these give effect to European Union directives. Regulations made under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Breach of the regulations is a crime throughout the UK. In England and Wales contravention is punishable on summary conviction or on indictment with an unlimited fine. Either an individual or a corporation can be punished, and sentencing practice is published by the Sentencing Guidelines Council. In England and Wales, a person who suffered damage caused  by a breach of the regulations, used to have a cause of action in tort against the offender. However, section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 repealed this right of action. This prevents a claimant for claiming damages against an employer for contravention of an absolute duty. Instead, they must now prove that the employer was negligent as with other torts. A similar right of action exists in Scotland through the law of delict. Both of these (as amended) are supported by Approved Codes of Practice and guidance issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Other . A full list of all UK Health and Safety legislation can be found on the HSE website. Statutory inspection. A number of statutes require a "thorough inspection" to take place at prescribed intervals. The HSE describes a thorough inspection as "a systematic and detailed examination of the equipment and safety-critical parts, carried out at specified intervals by a competent person who must then complete a written report". The main statutory inspection regulations are: REACH. The registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals in the UK reflects the EU REACH regulation (EC 1907/2006). Having entered into force in 2007, REACH  provisions were phased in over a period of 11 years.