Many of the products/substances the Council purchases during the normal course of providing services are potentially hazardous. There is an abundance of legislation concerning the way substances are packaged, used, stored etc. Some of these regulations are designed not only to protect those using substances but also to ensure that the environment suffers no ill effects through their use.

The product and services provided shall comply with all relevant Health and Safety legislation and shall have specific regard to the following legislation or any statutory modification or amendment thereof for the time being in force:

• The Contractor's duty under Section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the goods or materials supplied are safe and without risks to health within the meaning and for the purposes of that Section and that adequate and up-to- date information is provided by the Contractor to ensure the safe handling, use and disposal of those goods and materials;

• The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, specifically Regulation 10 outlining conformity requirements

• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, specifically Regulation 4[3][e] outlining the requirement for compliance with any enactments.