Legislation and Regulations in Sport Over the last 30 years the sport sector has been increasingly influenced by legislation and regulations aimed at protecting and ensuring the safety of people involved in sport. These rules apply to people who are in sports venues and fields. The regulations are not only in place to protect sportspeople, but also to ensure the safety and equality of staff, spectators or anyone else involved in sporting venues. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Act places a responsibility on employers to ensure safety at work for all their employees. Much of the law relating to workplace safety can be found in the Health & Safety At Work Act 1974. Employers must take reasonable steps to ensure the health, safety and welfare of their employees at work. result in criminal proceedings in the Magistrates Court or a Crown Court. Failure to ensure safe working practices could also lead to an employee suing for personal injury or, in some cases, the employer being prosecuted for corporate manslaughter. In addition to this legal responsibility, the employer also has an implied responsibility to take reasonable steps to the extent that it is able to ensure the health and safety of its employees is not put at risk. So an employer could be held liable for his actions or inaction, even if these are not written into law. An employer should weigh the level of risk against the cost of eliminating that risk in deciding whether it has taken reasonable steps, so far as practicable. The employer's responsibility to the employee may include the duty to provide secure documents... middle of paper... on Monday in May, first Monday in June, first Monday in August, last Monday in October, (Christmas and Boxing Day). With regards to public holidays, the employee must be given one paid day off on that day, one paid day off within one month of the day, one additional day of annual leave or one additional day of pay, all of these are up to your choice of the employer. Sunday work If required to work on Sunday, there are provisions that require special compensation from employees. Those not covered by the Act You are not covered by the rules on rest and maximum working hours if you are a member of the Defense Forces, the Garda Siochana, a junior hospital doctor, a transport employee, if you work at sea, if you control your working hours or if you are a friendly employee working on a farm or in a private home.