A two-pronged attack on health and safety by the Government will expose workers and members of the public to greater risk of injury, campaigners have warned.
In response to two consultations, the not-for-profit Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has urged the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to reconsider proposals to exempt self-employed people from health and safety law and water down the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).
“The main purpose of RIDDOR is to gather intelligence to allow for the investigation of serious incidents in the workplace,” said APIL president Karl Tonks.
“But if the obligation for businesses to report injuries is watered down, it will be more difficult for the HSE to detect dangerous practices and prevent needless injury.”
APIL also opposed the HSE’s proposals to make some self-employed people exempt from health and safety law.
“There’s no reason why the protection which is afforded to employees should not be afforded to self-employed people,” Karl went on.
“As the law stands, self-employed people are not expected to take any disproportionate steps to meet with health and safety regulations. So the notion that the law is some sort of burden is a myth.”
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