Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

3F Application of Act to loaned employees
  • (1) This Act, except for Part 2A, applies when—

    • (a) an employer or principal (person A) places an employee (the loaned employee) at the disposal of another person (person B, being an employer or a self-employed person) to do work for person B; and

    • (b) there is no contractual relationship between person A and person B regarding the work to be performed by the loaned employee.

    (2) For the purposes of this Act,—

    • (a) a loaned employee must be treated as if he or she were an employee of person B (instead of person A) while the loaned employee is working for person B; and

    • (b) person A has a duty to ensure that the loaned employee is capable of doing the proposed work safely and that person B is aware of person B's duties under this Act; and

    • (c) person B must be treated as if person B were the employer of the loaned employee (instead of person A) while the loaned employee is working for person B; and

    • (d) the loaned employee must be treated as if he or she were at work when doing work for person B.

    Section 3F: inserted, on 5 May 2003, by section 6 of the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 86).