Proposal for Exemption from Health and Safety Requirements for Self-Employed
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is inviting views on the proposed definitions of those self-employed people who will continue to have duties under health and safety law. Under current proposals self-employed persons will be exempt from Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) except those undertaking activities on […]
Health and safety study launched
People involved in health and safety at work are being invited to take part in a UK-wide study into the sources of information they use, either in their workplaces or when giving guidance to others. Advice and guidance on how to protect workers, such as workplace design and manual handling, are many and varied in […]