Legislation

Question 1

What year was the Wildlife and Countryside act?

Answer 1

1981

Question 2

What year was the National Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act

Answer 2

2006

Question 3

what year were the Conservation (Natural Habitats etc) Regulations put into place

Answer 3

2017 (Previously 2010 and 1994)

Question 4

what year was the CR0W Act (Countryside Rights of Way Act)

Answer 4

2000

Question 5

what year was the Badger Act

Answer 5

1992

Question 6

what year was the Marine and Coastal Access Act

Answer 6

2009

Question 7

what year was the Health and safety at Work Act

Answer 7

1974

Question 8

What Year Was the Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) put into Place

Answer 8

2002

Question 9

What year was the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)

Answer 9

2013

Question 10

What year was PUWER

Answer 10

1998

Question 11

what year was Manual Handling Regulations

Answer 11

1992

Question 12

what year was Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Answer 12

1992

Question 13

what year was the Control of Noise regs

Answer 13

2005

Question 14

What year was the Control Of Vibration Regs

Answer 14

2005

Question 15

What must employers do for employees under HASWA 1974?

Answer 15

1. Decide what could harm you in your job and the precautions to stop it
2. explain how the risks will be controlled and state who is responsible for this
3. provide health and safety training free of charge

Question 16

Why Was COSHH introduced

Answer 16

to protect employees from hazardous substances at work

Question 17

What does WACA 1981 Prohibit?

Answer 17

Taking, injuring, killing and disturbing Wildlife.
It is also an offence to disturb places used for shelter and protection.

Question 18

What statutory bodies did the NERC Act 2006 create?

Answer 18

Natural England

the Commission for Rural Communities

Question 19

What does section 41 of the NERC Act 2006 refer to

Answer 19

A published list of habitats and species which are of principal importance for the conservation of biodiversity in England

Question 20

What does PUWER 1998 stand for

Answer 20

Provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998