Health and Safety
Executive
Update on progress in
implementing the
recommendations of the
Löfstedt report
Anthony Lees
Construction policy unit
Background
October 2011
March 2011
March 2011
April 2011
July 2011
November 2011
November 2011
March 2012
June 2012
Common Sense, Common Safety
Ministerial Statement – Good health
and safety, good for everyone
Löfstedt appointed
Red Tape Challenge launched
spotlight on H&S legislation
Reclaiming Health and Safety for All
Implementation started
Budget 2012
Reform progress report
ToR for ‘One year on’
Review of ACoPs
~200 sets of Regulations
52 ACoPs
20 associated with other regulatory processes
Initial review of remainder now underway
Public consultation to be launched 25 June
Review to be completed by November 2013
Self-employed exemption
To apply in low risk occupations
Self-employed genuinely not putting others at risk
Will require changes to primary legislation – with
associated potential difficulties
Need to consider how construction is exempted
Planned to consult from July – November 2012
Committed to implementing by end of 2013
Revocations
(1st tranche – on track to be removed by Oct 2012)
2nd tranche – consultation from April to July
Any changes effective from April 2013
Two sets of regulations relevant to construction:
•Tower cranes
•Head protection
Construction (Head Protection)
Regulations 1989
Largely duplicate requirements contained in PPE at
Work Regulations 1992 – consultation suggests no
reduction in standards
Would require consequential amendment
Main issue is that industry understands proposals
and interprets them correctly – would need to avoid
unintended consequences
Construction (Head Protection)
Regulations 1989 (2)
Greatest potential for misunderstanding with small
contractors
Poor response rate in consultation
Need to have better understanding of SME views to
ensure that the Impact Assessment is valid
Notification of Conventional Tower
Cranes Regulations 2010
Designed to reassure the public, but IA did not
predict ‘…direct health and safety benefits’
LOLER remains unchanged
Package of measures beyond regulations
Evaluation showed no benefits in public assurance
Consultation aims to test validity of assumptions
RIDDOR 1995
Amendment to reduce reporting requirements
came into effect 6 April
Löfstedt concerned about scope for confusion
Consultation on amendment planned for second
half of 2012
Amendments would come into force October 2013
Mythbusters Panel
Non-regulators challenge panel has now
commenced its work
Public can refer decisions which are
disproportionate/inaccurate for opinion
HSE Chair and 11 independent members
To date considered over 40 cases
Case summaries published on:
www.hse.gov.uk/myth/mythbusting/index.htm
Next steps
Regular updates on DWP website
Standing item on CONIAC agenda
‘One Year On’ report