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Health and Safety Commission
The
Health and Safety Commission
(
HSC
) was a
United Kingdom
non-departmental public body
. The HSC was created by the
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
(HSWA). The Commission consisted of a chairman and between six and nine other people, appointed by the appropriate Secretary of State, latterly the
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
, after consultation. Its responsibilities covered
England and Wales
and
Scotland
. In
Northern Ireland
, its functions were carried out by the
Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
. It merged with the
Health and Safety Executive
on 1 April 2008.
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