A step by step guide to the duty to manage asbestos.
Category: Legislation
Staff Protection & Wellbeing 09
Staff Protection & Wellbeing 09, London, 19 October will take place on the first day of the 2009 European Health and Safety Week.
The Health and Safety of Great Britain - New HSE Strategy
HSE has published it’s new Strategy: “The Health and Safety of Great Britain \\ Be part of the solution” - visit the Strategy website
Short impact assessments
An Impact Assessment (IA) is required for any proposal that imposes or reduces costs on businesses, charities or voluntary sector.
HSE’s Website is changing
You may have noticed our Agriculture, Asbestos, RIDDOR, Gas Safety, First Aid, Hairdressing, Legislation, Workers,
April podcast
In this episode: Jeff Learmann talks about the Gas Safe Register and the implications for gas engineers and consumers.
Health and safety law poster
The new versions are modern, accessible, eye-catching and easy to read.
Transposition Note: The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009
The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009 implement the remaining parts of Council Directive 2006/121/EC and Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.
Notifying HSE of a business
Since 6 April 2009, most new businesses no longer need to register with HSE. However, if you work with hazardous
HSE Newsletter: April - May 2009
Subscribe to HSE’s Health and Safety Newsletter and you’ll find out the best ways to tackle today’s key health and safety issues.
What do you need to know about the new health and safety law poster?
On 6 April 2009, HSE published a new version of its approved health and safety law poster - here’s an updated list of
Consultation results - Information for Employees Regulations
A summary of the results and the amendment proposals for the consultation on proposals for amending the Health and
Moves to simplify health and safety take effect
Moves to make health and safety laws easier to understand and comply with take effect from today.
Good news for businesses
Removing premises registration & record keeping requirements - From 6 April 2009, employers will no longer have to register the factories,
European chemical legislation
Proposed European legislation ‘Regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
European health and safety legislation
Euronews provides revised and updated information about European health and safety legislation on the horizon,
Health and Safety Offences Act 2008: Chief Executive welcomes tougher penalties
The Health and Safety Offences Act 2008 came into force on Friday, 16 January 2009. This new Act
Product authorisation/registration following the inclusion of an active substance into Annex I/IA of the BPD
The Biocidal Products Directive (BPD), which is implemented into UK law through the Biocidal Products Regulations (BPR),
New diversity website launched
HSE is committed to protecting workplace health, safety and welfare for everyone, whatever their background.

