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No liability for breaches of regulations- final position

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform BillYou will recall that the Government has wanted to change the current position that breaches of health and safety regulations made under the Health and Safety at...

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Health and safety: Löfstedt - Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 -...

UpdateThe Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Act 2013 has now received Royal Assent. The clause amending the H&SAWA 1974 is section 69. The BIS Dept. press release which by process of elimination...

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Local authorities: Health & Social Care Act 2012 – guidance

OverviewThe Health and Social Care Act 2012 received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012 and completely changes the way NHS services in England are provided. Most of the provisions of the Act came into force...

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Health and safety prosecutions: Report by Inspectorate of Prosecution in...

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Health & Safety update

Löfstedt – ERRA – removal of civil liability for breach of statutory dutySection 69 ERRA 2013 removing civil liability for statutory breach is expected to come into force from 1st October 2013. The...

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Health & Safety update

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform ActOn 1 July 2013 came further news on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act that will come into force for all new causes of action which happen on or after 1...

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Health and safety: Asbestos – Approved Codes of Practice – HSE consultation

ACOP - handling and management of asbestosIn response to a major review of health and safety legislation and guidance, HSE has launched a 12 week consultation on new proposals to consolidate and update...

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Health and safety: Local authority – inspection regimes

Current HSE inspection regimeRecently published agenda items from the HSE/Local Authority Enforcement Liaison Committee (HELA) provide an insight into developments following Professor Löfstedt’s...

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Health & safety: Level crossings – Law Commission consultation

Level crossingsAt the end of September, the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission published a joint report on the law governing level crossings. The report recommends...

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Health and Safety: Accidents at work – changes to RIDDOR

IntroductionA reminder that following a review of health and safety legislation by Professor Löfstedt, on 1 October 2013 the most recent Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences...

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Health and Safety: Advice and guidance

PublicationsThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued four publications:The sixth edition of this Approved Code of Practice and guidance provides practical advice to help dutyholders comply...

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Health and Safety: directors’ duties and corporate liability

Definition of 'Director'Section 250 of the Act defines a director as ‘any person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called’.This broad definition is deliberate so that anyone acting...

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HSE plans shake up of CDM Regulations

1. Making the Regulations easier to understandThe CDMR apply to all construction work from major infrastructure and civil engineering projects to small scale domestic work such as roofing or replacing...

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The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 - One Year On…

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Snow and ice: be prepared

EmployerThe Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 deal specifically with means of access to and egress from places of work.  Reg 12(3) states, …so far as is reasonably practicable,...

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The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013: good news for the public sector?

AimsThe ERRA aimed to level the playing field and bring the liability of employers back into a fault based system. Previously, employers could be held liable to pay compensation to employees injured at...

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