The House of Lords has voted to deregulate some areas of health and safety. What does this mean and will you be affected?
Published 15.01.2015
An attempt was recently made to introduce additional health and safety legislation to impose strict liability on directors. However, as we predicted, it failed. So what does this mean for directors -
are they off the hook?
Published 18.05.2010
The Deregulation Bill has now been presented to Parliament and should be enacted later this year. But should you believe the hype - will it release individuals from compliance with health and safety
legislation as promised?
Published 13.02.2014
The HSE is currently consulting on proposed changes to a number of pieces of legislation and the supporting guidance material. What’s on the cards and when can you expect the changes to take effect?
Published 14.09.2012
Employment minister Chris Grayling has issued a progress report that identifies how the implementation of health and safety reforms is proceeding. What’s happening and what can you expect in the not
too distant future?
Published 04.07.2012
Lord Young, the peer responsible for changing the way safety is managed, has resigned. So will this halt progress, or will the ball roll on without his input?
Published 03.12.2010
It seems that not a week goes by without an announcement of planned changes to health and safety legislation, or the way that it’s enforced. How will our new document help to reduce any possible
confusion?
Published 19.01.2012
It’s a shame that some MPs fail to understand health and safety law. If they did, they’d stop coming up with new ones. What’s happening now?
Published 29.03.2010
From 1 October 2015 up to 1.7 million people will be exempt from health and safety legislation. Who will this apply to and what impact is it likely to have?
Published 21.09.2015
It was announced in the Queen’s Speech that some self-employed workers will become exempt from health and safety law. What could be the effect?
Published 16.05.2013