Question: when did the health and safety at work act start
Answer: Act 1974 Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title Citation 1974 c 37 Introduced by Secretary of State for Employment Michael Foot 22 March 1974 Territorial extent England and Wales , Scotland , Northern Ireland , offshore Dates Royal assent 31 July 1974 Commencement from 1 October 1974 Repealed -- Other legislation Amended by -- Repealed by -- Relates to Environmental Protection Act 1990 Railways Act 2005 Status : Current legislation Text of statute as originally enacted Text of the Health and Safety at Work etc .