Hi Anthony

Thanks for your question. I’ve outlined the General Application Regulations here: 

The new General Application Regulations came into force on the 1st November 2007 and the objective is to assist employers and employees to understand and comply with essential occupational safety and health requirements.  

The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 contains 8 Parts and 10 Schedules, as follows:  

Part 1 – Interpretation (definitions, which regulations have been revoked)

Part 2 - Workplace and Use of Work Equipment
                  Chapter 1 – Workplace
                  Chapter 2 – Use of Work Equipment
                  Chapter 3 - Personal Protective Equipment
                  Chapter 4 – Manual Handling of Load
                  Chapter 5 – Display Screen Equipment

Part 3 – Electricity

Part 4 - Work at Height

Part 5 - Physical Agents

                  Chapter 1 - Control of Noise at Work
                  Chapter 2 - Control of Vibration at Work

Part 6 - Sensitive Risk Groups

                  Chapter 1 - Protection of Children and Young Persons
                  Chapter 2 - Protection of Pregnant, Post Natal and Breastfeeding Employees
                  Chapter 3 - Night Work and Shift work

Part 7 – Safety Signs and First-Aid
                  Chapter 1 - Safety Signs at Places of Work
                  Chapter 2 – First-Aid

Part 8 - Explosive Atmospheres at Places of Work

Only Part X and the Twelfth Schedule to the General Application Regulations 1993, relate to the notification of accidents and dangerous occurrences.  

There are many differences between these regulations and those that they replace. However, most of the differences are either in the presentation of the regulations or involve changes intended to clarify and simplify the regulations. The new regulations do not impose substantial additional requirements compared to the existing provisions that are revoked and replaced.  Employers that comply with their existing statutory obligations will find little difficulty in complying with these regulations.  The objective is to assist employers and employees to understand and comply with essential occupational safety and health requirements. 

Kind Regards, Paul