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  1. Government intentions for health and safety regulation

    © Workplace Law Group 2008 All rights reserved Government intentions for health and safety regulation Government intentions for health and safety regulation The Government has revealed its intentions in relation to some key areas of health and safety law and management, in its response to the DWP report 'The role of the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive in regulating...

    News analysis | 3 Jul 2008

  2. Directors' responsibilities for health and safety

    ...onsult will be triggered where there is a written request for information from 10 per cent of the employees, subject to a minimum of 15 employees and a maximum of 2,500 employees. 5138 may The General Election will take place in May 2005, the result of which will determine whether promises made by Government in the Queen's Speech 2004, will be followed through. june 16th july The European Commission has revised its list of hazardous wastes and included a number of things not previously considered to be hazardous in the European Waste Catalogue, for example fluorescent tubes, computer monitors and bat...

    Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2005

  3. ‘One size fits all’ health and safety regulations a burden for small business

    ... is disproportionate to the benefits of or need for the regulations. Meanwhile 64% said that time spent understanding the regulations was disproportionate to the benefits of or need for their own business. Chief Executive Nick Goulding said the burden is becoming too much for SMEs and wants the Government to simplify legislation. He commented: "These findings show that owner-managers not only feel that health and safety form-filling is extremely time-consuming, but also that keeping up-to-date and understanding changes is a burden. The amount of time being spent on these areas replaces the time s...

    News | 21 Mar 2007

  4. Workplace Law welcomes Lord Young's review of health and safety

    ...d into a single set of accessible regulations.' The Review suggests consolidating every single health and safety regulation into one set of `accessible' regulations. Many of our clients often express confusion over where to access relevant and pertinent health and safety information and advice. The Government has recently moved all its online legislation from www.opsi.gov.uk to www.legislation.gov.uk, possibly in an attempt to modernise, streamline and make more accessible all the current legislation in the UK. Yet providing clear access to the legislation isn't necessarily the answer ­ it needs to be ...

    News analysis | 15 Nov 2010

  5. Same old: has health and safety really changed after the Young review?

    ...place Law Network Same old dlo emaS Has health and safety really changed after the Young Review? inside this issue NOV/DEC 2010 Issue 57 Created equal Morale boost How to motivate and engage recession-hit staff. Page 27 CPd First aid provision within the workplace Page 30 Comment: BPA views on Government plans for wheelclamping. Page 45 network news: Including Workplace Law's new 3,000 sq ft HQ. Page 24 Plus: News and case round up of the leading health and safety, FM and HR stories ... ACAS' Head of Equality and Diversity gives his verdict on the Equality Act. Page 22 group workplace law hea...

    Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010

  6. New Health and Safety Regulations Open Door for Civil Claims against Employers

    ... The ODPM, DWP and Health and Safety Commission (HSC), having considered the comments received in response to the consultation document including on HSE’s regulatory impact assessment, concluded that new claims arising from the proposed legislative change are likely to be small. Nevertheless the Government and the HSC believe that the Regulations will send a powerful signal to industry about the seriousness of the Government’s intentions to raise further the profile of occupational health and safety. Amending the regulations followed a recommendation to Ministers by the HSC in February 2003. The...

    News | 29 Sep 2003

  7. European Commission takes UK Government to court over Health and Safety at Work Act

    The European Commission has taken the UK Government to court over health and safety regulations it believes do not comply with EU law. The controversial move could leave thousands of businesses at risk, increase paperwork and has put the Government at logger heads with Europe. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned that thousands of U...

    News | 21 Feb 2006

  8. CIEH argues for local food safety services

    ... central delivery model following an Open Board meeting of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) earlier this week.    In a briefing paper presented to the FSA the CIEH says that while it recognises that there are valid reasons for instituting a review given the current budgetary constraints on local government and the government’s drive to reduce the burden of regulation on business, it sees no valid reason for a radical overhaul of the current system.    At the end of last year the FSA Chief Executive announced the FSA’s intention to institute a UK-wide review of Food Safety Official Controls de...

    News | 14 Jul 2011

  9. Call for input on farming regulation changes

    ...ture and Food, Jim Paice said: “Regulations have nearly always been put in place for good reasons but not necessarily in the best way. There is too much red tape tying up our farmers and food businesses. “I have challenged the Task Force to make recommendations that will change culture in both Government and business. The focus will be on outcomes, risk-based solutions and proportionate enforcement. They must think beyond ‘traditional’ regulation and enforcement, while maintaining our high public and environmental protection standards.” Richard Macdonald, the Task force chairman said: “We ...

    News | 9 Aug 2010

  10. Safety community has crucial role, says RoSPA

    ... community has an even more critical preventative and advisory role to play.   Roger Bibbings, RoSPA’s Occupational Safety Adviser, said: “The Health and Safety Executive is having to refocus its efforts to operate within a budget that is being reduced by 35% by 2014-15. We welcome the Government's intention to concentrate enforcement on cowboy employers and to charge them, where necessary, for the cost of this work.   “We also want to feed into the review which the Government has announced of the architecture of health and safety regulation. The number of separate regulations has...

    News | 22 Mar 2011

  11. Grinding to a halt: Why Government policy risks bringing business to a standstill

    workplacelaw place ace c The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Grinding to a halt? Why Government policy risks bringing business to a standstill inside this issue JAN/FEB 2011 Issue 58 Comment: This magazine's first cover star reviews the new Equality Act. Page 45 Clinic: Useful advice on coping with weather related disruption. Page 40 Plus: News and case round up of the leading health and s...

    Magazine issue | 4 Jan 2011

  12. Open for Business

    ...s on the Workplace Law site during the past weeks. 10 ENVIRONMENT LEGAL UPDATE The requirements of the carbon reduction commitment energy efficiency scheme (CRC); and news of a new era for environmental enforcement. fOCus 18 OPEN FOR BUSINESS The general election may result in the first change of Government since 1997. The Labour Government oversaw an influx of employment law ­ what could a change of Government or indeed a Labour return mean for employers? 44 NETWORK NEWS New training centre opens in London; key new appointments increase in-house expertise in Environment, HR and Health and Safety. ...

    Magazine issue | 4 May 2010

  13. Inquiry into regulatory role of HSC/E: Government responds

     The Government has published its reponse to the 2007 DWP Select Committee inquiry into the work of the HSC/E, entitled 'The role of the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive in regulating workplace health and safety'.In April 2008 the Committee published a report of its findings, raisi...

    News | 3 Jul 2008

  14. CCA welcomes changes in Regulators Compliance Code

    The Centre for Corporate Accountability has told Workplace Law that its concerns that the draft Regulators Compliance Code - which aims to promote efficient and effective approaches to regulatory inspection - could become a "corporate criminal's charter" have been partly allayed by the Government's agreement to insert a new paragraph into the Code, making it explicit that regulators like the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) can prosecute duty holders in a wide set of circumstances.David Bergman, Executive Director of CCA told us: “The purpose of the code is employer-friendly in as much a...

    News | 21 Nov 2007

  15. Employers fear 'free glasses for all' policy

    ...formation should only be divulged to an employer if it is relevant to the employee's work at the VDU and only with the patient's consent. Vanessa Dicuffa, Senior Employment Solicitor at Mills & Reeve says that the amount of employer contribution should be clearly stated in the company policy. The Government guidance on the Regulations states that companies should fund a fixed limit for the basic cost of glasses. The idea of basic or reasonable varies with each company and it is important that companies define and interpret this in their policy.

    News | 6 Jun 2007

  16. Religious beliefs: should employers cater for all faiths?

    ...ms - to be their religion. This revelation was, of course, a hoax. According to the Office for National Statistics, an internet campaign was to blame for the false findings of the Census, having claimed - wrongly - that if enough people quoted `Jedi' on their Census forms, it would receive official government recognition. The BBC even joined in the campaign - reportedly encouraging people to `do it because you love Star Wars... or just to annoy people.' The result was that 390,000 of the 52,000,000 people in England and Wales entered `jedi' as their religion on the census form. While little more than a ...

    Magazine issue | 1 May 2005

  17. Workplace Fire Precautions Regulations Amendments in Force from Today

    ... Regulations 1999 or the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997. Employers will also be able to bring actions against employees for breach of their duties under the 1999 regulations. In addition amendments are being made to the 1997 regulations to clarify enforcement responsibilities. The Government and the HSC have expressed the belief that the regulations will send a powerful signal to industry about the seriousness of the Government’s intentions to raise further the profile of occupational health and safety.

    News | 27 Oct 2003

  18. Health hazards: keeping a lid on panic

    ...on Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE Fax: 0871 777 8882 Email: kelly.mansfield@workplacelaw.net 5 Call 0871 777 8881 quoting ref. 1843 or visit www.workplacelaw.net for more information www.workplacelaw.net Latest | Legal calendar Legal calendar Important diary dates for the months ahead... FEBRUARY The Government is setting out new measures to prevent illegal working following a consultation with UK businesses. Under a new system of civil penalties, employers who negligently hire illegal workers could face a maximum fine of £10,000 for each illegal worker employed. If employers are found to have knowingly ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008

  19. 3 strikes and your fire's not out!

    ...strikes and your fire's not out! INSIDE THIS ISSUE NOVEMBER 2007 Issue 32 NEW: Partner profile "I was meant to be a weatherman" Dale Collins, Solicitor Advocate UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION Challenge Firefighters embark on a 1400-mile cycling test Page 26 Interview: Dept. for Communities and Local Government Page 20 Exposed: poor standards of fire safety in the hotel industry REPORT Fire Service budget cuts Government plans to reduce resources pose serious risk to workplace safety Plus: Legal calendar | Clinic | Case reports | Technical guidance | The data | Comment and more ... Contents In this is...

    Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007

  20. What will the Corporate Manslaughter Bill mean for you?

    The publication of the Government's Corporate Manslaughter Bill sees the beginning of the end game in this important area of reform. Although the introduction of the legislation at the end of the current Parliamentary session is clearly to fulfil political promises it is now only a matter of "when" rather than "if" regarding the cr...

    News | 26 Jul 2006

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