
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Training for Employment) Regulations 1988, and shall come into force on 5th September 1988.
2 
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
 “the 1974 Act” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974;
 “educational establishment” means a university, polytechnic, college, school or similar educational or technical institute; it does not include a skillcentre or similar establishment run by the Training Commission;
 “relevant training” means training provided pursuant to arrangements made (whether before or after the coming into force of section 25 of the Employment Act 1988) under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 and known by any of the names specified in the Schedule to these Regulations, except training—
(a) provided at an educational establishment on a course run by the establishment; or
(b) received under a contract of employment;
 “training” means training for employment or work experience, or both.
3 
For the purposes of Part I of the 1974 Act—
(a) the meaning of the word “work” shall be extended to include relevant training;
(b) a person provided with relevant training is at work throughout the time when he would be in the course of his employment if he were receiving such training under a contract of employment, but not otherwise, and the meaning of “at work” shall be so extended;and in that connection, in the other relevant statutory provisions, “work” and “at work” shall be construed accordingly.
4 
For the purposes of the relevant statutory provisions a person provided with relevant training shall be treated as being the employee of the person whose undertaking (whether carried on by him for profit or not) is for the time being the immediate provider to that person of the training; and “employee”, “worker”, “employer” and related expressions in those provisions shall be construed accordingly.
5 
The Health and Safety (Youth Training Scheme) Regulations 1983 are hereby revoked.
Signed by order of the Secretary of State.
Patrick Nicholls
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Employment
14th July 1988
THE SCHEDULE
Regulation 2
1 
YTS.
2 
Employment Training.
3 
Employment Rehabilitation.
4 
Job Training Scheme.
5 
Individual Training Throughout With An Employer.
6 
Voluntary Projects Programme.
7 
Community Programme.
8 
Wider Opportunities Training Programme.
9 
Management Extension Programme.
10 
Graduate Gateway Programme.
11 
Professional Training Scheme.
12 
Special Training Provision.