For construction businesses in the United Kingdom, complying with regulatory requirements is key to ensuring safe, legal, and efficient operations. Here’s a list of key regulatory requirements that are typically applicable to a construction business in the UK:

1. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

• Provides the legal framework to promote, stimulate, and encourage high standards of health and safety in workplaces.
• Requires employers to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of their employees as far as is reasonably practicable.

2. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015)

• Governs the health, safety, and welfare of construction projects.
• Applies to all building and construction work and includes new build, demolition, refurbishment, extensions, repairs, maintenance, and more.
• Requires the appointment of key roles such as the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor to ensure safety in design and construction phases.

3. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

• Requires employers to carry out risk assessments, make arrangements to implement necessary measures, appoint competent people, and arrange for appropriate information and training.
• Includes provisions for emergency procedures, health surveillance, and health safety assistance.

4. Building Regulations 2010

• Sets out the standards for the design and construction of buildings to ensure the health and safety of people in or around those buildings.
• Also includes regulations concerning energy efficiency and accessibility.

5. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)

• Provides a legal framework to control substances that are hazardous to health and to prevent and reduce workers’ exposure to hazardous substances.

6. The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)

• Requires responsible persons to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases, and specified dangerous occurrences (near misses).

7. The Work at Height Regulations 2005

• Designed to prevent death and injury caused by a fall from height.