Reminder to display latest health and safety poster
The HSE has issued a reminder that employers have to display the 2009 health and safety law poster by 5 April 2014.
The new poster replaced the 1999 version after research found that the old posters and leaflets were visually unappealing and rarely read. The 2009 posters were designed to be more readable and engaging, and also reflected changes in the law.
Employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations (HSIER) to display the approved poster in a prominent position in each workplace or to provide each worker with a copy of the approved leaflet that outlines British health and safety law.
When the new posters were created in 2009, the HSE board set a five-year transition period for replacing the 1999 poster and leaflet. The transition period ends on 5 April 2014, by which time the 1999 poster or leaflet must be replaced with the 2009 version.
Employers who continue to display the 1999 poster after the 6 April 2009 will still be complying with the law as long as they keep the additional written information up to date in the period up to April 2014.
Reminder to display latest health and safety poster
The HSE has issued a reminder that employers have to display the 2009 health and safety law poster by 5 April 2014.
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