Health and Safety Executive

The Working Time Regulations 1998: Guidance on the legislation

Health and Safety Executive/Local Authorities Enforcement Liaison Committee (HELA)

Local Authority Circular

  • Subject: Working Time Regulations 1998
  • Open Government Status: Fully open
  • LAC Number: 95/1
  • Revised: April 2010
  • Review date: 30 April 2013

To:

For the attention of: All HSE and LA Inspectors

This circular provides guidance on the Working Time Regulations 1998

The information has been updated in the light


of HSE's experience of enforcing the Regulations. It also takes account of various amendments to the Regulations including the 2009 changes for doctors in training. It should be read together with OC 1/7 The Working Time Regulations 1998: Enforcement Guidelines.


This links directly to OC 1/6:The Working Time Regulations 1998: Guidance on the legislation


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