The Health and Safetyat Work Act is British legislation that establishes the framework for regulating and seeking to improve health and safety conditions in the workplaces of the United Kingdom.
There is no health and safety at work act specifically for cricket.
It stands for Health And Safety At Work (as in The health and safety at work act)
The Health and Safety at Work Act is UK legislation intended to protect employees in the course of their work.
In the US, the main law that applies to health and safety at work is the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health act of 1970. In the UK, the main law that applies to health and safety at work is the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 and its successors.
There are three objectives to the Health and Safety at Work Act. Two of these are Protecting people against risks to health or safety, and Securing the health, safety and welfare of the people at work.
The Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 is the basic enabling legislation on workplace health and safety in the United Kingdom.
Since sport is not work, the Health and Safety at WorkAct does not affect it.
Health & Safety At Work Act 1974
The Health and Safety at Work Act is neither an EU Directive nor an EU Regulation. It is UK legislation.
Each country has a its own Health and Safety at Work Act with different provisions, but in general such acts affect employers and employees.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 aims to protect people at work from risks to their health and safety and to eliminate, at the source, risks to the health, safety and welfare of persons at work."Worksafe Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 & Dangerous Goods Act 1985 Identification of Persons Advice Document"
The Health and Safety at Work Act applies to all places of employment. There are no amendment clauses for different work settings, amount of employees etc.