What's new at HSE » Legislation http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:38:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 HSE in Europe http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/03/12/hse-in-europe/?eban=rssLegislation Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:38:49 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=15817 HSE, on behalf of the UK Government, is responsible for negotiating and transposing European legislation relating to occupational safety and health (OSH).

HSE in Europe

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/03/12/hse-in-europe/feed/ Summary of responses to HSE consultation paper CD225 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/02/17/summary-of-responses-to-hse-consultation-paper-cd225/?eban=rssLegislation Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:00:29 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=15001 Summary of responses to HSE consultation paper CD225 on legislation to transpose the directive on the identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses.

View summary of responses to HSE consultation paper CD225

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/02/17/summary-of-responses-to-hse-consultation-paper-cd225/feed/ Transportable pressure equipment- updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/02/16/transportable-pressure-equipment-updated/?eban=rssLegislation Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:00:16 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=14911 Information on the carriage of dangerous goods and use of transportable pressure equipment has been updated.

View transportable pressure equipment details

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/02/16/transportable-pressure-equipment-updated/feed/ The Seveso II Directive – website http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/01/11/the-seveso-ii-directive-website/?eban=rssLegislation Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:20:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=13829 Seveso II Directive – new website tracking changes to EU legislation that affects Control of Major Accident Hazards businesses. 

Find out more about the Seveso II Directive

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/01/11/the-seveso-ii-directive-website/feed/ Control of Major Hazards (COMAH) site updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/22/control-of-major-hazards-comah-site-updated/?eban=rssLegislation Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:00:04 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=13167 Details significant changes to the way HSE, the Environment Agency (EA) and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) enforce COMAH regulations. The COMAH site includes:

  • new strategic management arrangements;
  • improvements in collection and use of information;
  • shorter safety report assessment and,
  • increased inspection

Visit the improved COMAH site

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/22/control-of-major-hazards-comah-site-updated/feed/ Export and import of dangerous chemicals – PIC http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/22/export-and-import-of-dangerous-chemicals-pic/?eban=rssLegislation Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:18 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=13119 Affects all European Union based companies involved with the export or import of chemicals or articles containing chemicals and is commonly known as the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation.

Its aim is to share information on dangerous chemicals, including how to store, transport, use and dispose of these chemicals safely.

Export and import of dangerous chemicals – PIC

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/22/export-and-import-of-dangerous-chemicals-pic/feed/ Joint letter from HSE and the Civil Aviation Authority http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/18/joint-letter-from-hse-and-the-civil-aviation-authority/?eban=rssLegislation Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:00:46 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=13075 Joint letter from HSE and CAA sent out to all aerodromes and airlines in November 2009. CAA and HSE roles in relation to EC Regulation 1107/2006 on the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility

View the HSE and \CAA joint letter

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/18/joint-letter-from-hse-and-the-civil-aviation-authority/feed/ Podcast – HSE in 2009 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/17/podcast-hse-in-2009/?eban=rssLegislation Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:00:29 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=13039 In this episode: HSE Chair Judith Hackitt reflects on the key events and changes to British occupational health and safety in the last 12 months.

The podcast also features the online Strategy Pledge Forum, the Milton Keynes scaffolding collapse and new nuclear power station designs.

HSE in 2009 Podcast – download or listen online

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/17/podcast-hse-in-2009/feed/ Optical Radiation – consultation http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/15/optical-radiation-consultation/?eban=rssLegislation Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:30:19 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=12983 Midway through consultation – seeks comments on the proposed Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations which will bring into law in Great Britain the European Physical Agents (Artificial Optical Radiation) Directive.

The Regulations will ensure that employers using hazardous sources of light review their approach to take proper account of the risks.

Midway through consultation – Have your say

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/15/optical-radiation-consultation/feed/ Simplification plan 2009 – Taking a wider perspective http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/14/simplification-plan-2009-taking-a-wider-perspective/?eban=rssLegislation Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:30:10 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=12979 HSE’s fourth Simplification Plan provides a progress report on HSE’s work, in partnership with local authorities, to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens from health and safety legislation. It also demonstrates how HSE is meeting the wider better regulation agenda.

Read HSE’s 4th Simplification plan – Taking a wider perspective

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/14/simplification-plan-2009-taking-a-wider-perspective/feed/ CD228 – Consultation on Amendments to the Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996 and the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/08/cd228-consultation-on-amendments-to-the-pipeline-safety-regulations-1996-and-the-health-and-safety-fees-regulations/?eban=rssLegislation Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:05:52 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=12735 This consultation seeks comments on the proposed amendments to the Pipeline Safety Regulations (PSR) – 1996 and outlines the amendments HSE intends to make to the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations. 

The consultation runs until 1 March 2010.

View CD228 – Consultation on Amendments to the Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996 and the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/08/cd228-consultation-on-amendments-to-the-pipeline-safety-regulations-1996-and-the-health-and-safety-fees-regulations/feed/ HSE marks 35 years http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/hse-marks-35-years/?eban=rssLegislation Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:37:24 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10820 The number of employees being killed or injured at work is at its lowest level since the inception of the modern health and safety system 35 years ago.

Read anniversary press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/hse-marks-35-years/feed/ Diving leaflet updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/22/diving-leaflet-updated/?eban=rssLegislation Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:40:33 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10586 Are you involved in a diving project at work? This leaflet explains, in simple terms, the main legal responsibilities of anyone who is involved in a diving project.

View are you involved in a diving project at work leaflet

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/22/diving-leaflet-updated/feed/ Biocidal Products Directive – foodstuffs http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/17/biocidal-products-directive-foodstuffs/?eban=rssLegislation Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00:17 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10495 EU Commission proposals to derogate some foodstuffs from the requirements of the review programme with the aim to eventually amend the Directive itself to take such products out of scope.

View details of the proposals

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/17/biocidal-products-directive-foodstuffs/feed/ Offshore variation order impact assessment http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/14/offshore-variation-order-impact-assessment/?eban=rssLegislation Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:00:45 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10374 Impact assessment of a Variation Order to The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) applicable to certain offshore installations.

View offshore impact assessment [PDF]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/14/offshore-variation-order-impact-assessment/feed/ Changes to health and safety law http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/09/changes-to-health-and-safety-law-2/?eban=rssLegislation Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:00:38 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10380 Changes to occupational health and safety law and practice that are due to commence on 1 October 2009 and April 2010.

Changes to health and safety law

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/09/changes-to-health-and-safety-law-2/feed/ Consultation on legislation to transpose the directive on the identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/02/consultation-on-legislation-to-transpose-the-directive-on-the-identification-and-traceability-of-explosives-for-civil-uses/?eban=rssLegislation Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:00:24 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10191 This consultation covers the proposed Regulations, for both Great Britain and Northern Ireland, that explosives for civil uses manufactured or imported into the European Community are uniquely identified and can be traced from the production site through to their final use

View consultation on legislation to transpose the directive on the identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/02/consultation-on-legislation-to-transpose-the-directive-on-the-identification-and-traceability-of-explosives-for-civil-uses/feed/ Offshore – outside Great Britain Order http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/17/offshore-outside-great-britain-order/?eban=rssLegislation Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:10 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=9259 HSE has made changes to the Application Outside Great Britain Order.  The order extends the Health and Safety at Work Act beyond UK territorial sea .

Outside Great Britiain Order changes [PDF 60KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/17/offshore-outside-great-britain-order/feed/ Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/15/employers-liability-compulsory-insurance-act/?eban=rssLegislation Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:08 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=9199 Revised edition of the DWP/HSE leaflet ‘Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969: A guide for employees and their representatives’ – brought in line with the revised employers guide (HSE40).

View ELCI leaflet [PDF]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/15/employers-liability-compulsory-insurance-act/feed/ HSE warns businesses not to be misled over new law poster http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/07/hse-warns-businesses-not-to-be-misled-over-new-law-poster/?eban=rssLegislation Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:14:06 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=9064 HSE is warning businesses across Britain not to be duped into buying unnecessary and overpriced copies of its health and safety law poster.

There is some evidence of misleading promotions wrongly claiming that the old poster must be replaced immediately and that the new law poster should be displayed on every notice board within the business’ premises.

View press release

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