I would like to ask your help about H&S exemptions information I used to work in H&S in another country and the regulations which the country used to use were the European ones. The issue is that I saw that in construction one Sij worker didn´t wearn the safety helmet. At the first time, that was a surprise for me and I start to research if that issues was acceptable by the law. Indeed, I discovered that there is an exemption in the H&S regulations about that issue. Does somebody knows another similar exemptions? Apart from that, how is is possible guarantee the safety of these workers? In case that these workers will be injured in the head, will have the company the responsibility about this? It is quite sensitive issue. Thanks for your help

See here for info. http://www.hse.gov.uk/fo...ernalops/og/og-00003.htm Turban wearing Sikhs are exempt from wearing hard hats on UK construction sites. Sikhs who chose not to wear a turban are not exempt. Sij is Spanish for Sikh by the way.

And furthermore, the exemption applies only in construction (not other industries that require hard-hats), and a Sikh who chooses not to wear a hard-hat cannot hold the company liable for head injuries arising. In simplified terms - if he doesn't wear a hat and suffers a head injury, he can't sue anyone unless he would also have been injured even if he had been wearing a hard-hat. He can choose not to wear a hard-hat, but if he does so, he takes responsibility for the consequences. Turban-wearing Sikhs also have exemptions for motorcycle helmets.