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April 14, 2015

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Legislation: out with the old…

Gavel-NewHere, Mike Taylor – technical director at Santia Consulting Ltd, discusses some of the significant developments that are occurring in health and safety. To obtain full details of what these changes mean, register to take part in UBM’s forthcoming Legislative Update webinar where Mike Taylor and Kizzy Augustin from legal firm Pinsent Masons will be speaking.

One thing that employers can always depend on is that changes are on the way for health and safety.

The philosophy behind the Löfstedt report has been (and still is) the driving force behind many significant developments. Ever since the 2011 publication of Professor Löfstedt’s review Reclaiming Health and Safety for all, regulators have gradually set about the implementation of his recommendations – a process which continues to this day.

Only recently, the Deregulation Bill (now an Act) received Royal Assent which means that self-employed people who pose no potential risk of harm to others through their work activities, may become exempt from health and safety legislation, as recommended in Reclaiming Health and Safety for all.

A further development which many will be aware of, is the introduction of new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. Amongst the many changes that are introduced by this new legislation is the replacement of the CDM Co-ordinator role with that of the Principal Designer.

Other significant legal changes are occurring in the Control of Major Accident Hazards (where new COMAH Regulations come into force on 1 June) and in the classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (the transition period for CLP is ending and the new requirements will be fully in force on 1 June).

Together with the HSE’s Fee for Intervention (FFI), which continues to cost employers significant sums of money, and a raft of new Approved Codes of Practice, employers have plenty to think about. However, it’s one thing to be aware of the changes, but understanding what they mean for your business is quite another.

Mike Taylor is technical director at Santia Consulting Ltd

 

 

 

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