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• a new Part B of Schedule 1 (Fire Safety) which replaces the existing Part B
and new requirements on internal fire spread (linings) in Paragraph B2(1)
allow for testing to European standards.
Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH) Their main
aim is to prevent and mitigate the effects of those major accidents involving
dangerous substances, such as chlorine, liquefied petroleum gas, explosives
and arsenic pentoxide which can cause serious damage/harm to people and/or
the environment. The COMAH Regulations treat risks to the environment as
seriously as those to people.
The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 apply where the assessment identi-
fies risks of serious injury from work in confined spaces. These regulations
contain the following key duties:
• avoid entry to confined spaces, for example, by doing the work from the
outside;
• if entry to a confined space is unavoidable, follow a safe system of work;
• put in place adequate emergency arrangements before the work starts.
Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996 provide a framework for the
management of health and safety risks by those undertaking tunnelling and
other construction work in compressed air. They address such issues as
• safe systems of work; medical surveillance;
• compression and decompression procedures (including HSE approval of
procedures);
• medical treatment;
• emergency procedures;
• fire precautions;
• provision of information, instruction and training;
• maintenance of health and exposure records.
Many of the duties are placed upon compressed air contractors to reflect the
practical operation of the industry and in recognition of the fact that the con-
tractor in charge of the compressed air operations is best placed to manage
and control the health and safety risks of such work.
Diving at Work Regulations 1997 seek to control the hazards associated
with diving at work. They apply to all commercial diving in Britain. Practical
guidance on how to comply with these regulations is contained in the HSC
Approved Codes of Practice (L 104).

Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
1995 (RIDDOR) covers the duties of reporting of serious and fatal accidents,
diseases and dangerous occurrences to the HSE by the employer or the con-
troller of a site.
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to
provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to