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Health and Safety Legal Changes
These are the anticipated (and recent) legal changes that may apply to your organisation.
You should examine them to decide which are significant for you and prepare for any necessary changes to your organisation.
However, please see the terms on which we provide these links.
See also:
| Current Status | Topic |
| Introduced April 2007 |
Construction Legislation Consolidation of existing legislation and focuses on planning and management of construction projects. Background Information More Background Information |
| Introduced July 2007 |
Smoking Ban (England) Smoking ban in English workplaces Background Information (Adobe Acrobat file) |
| Introduced September 2007 |
Road Safety Act Introduction of revised penalties for certain offences. Background Information |
| Introduced October 2007 |
Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values Proposals for setting new and revised Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) Table of Current Exposure Limits |
| Introduced October 2007 |
Working Time Directive Revision to Annual Leave Entitlement Guide to Working Time Regulations |
| Introduced April 2008 |
Noise at Work Regulations Extension to the Music and Entertainment sectors. Noise at Work |
| Introduced July 2007 Came into Force April 2008 |
Corporate manslaughter Proposed specific offence of Corporate manslaughter Background Information |
Standard Release Dates for Health & Safety Legislation Changes
As of 2005, domestic changes to UK health and safety regulations will only be implemented on two days each year, namely 6th April and 1st October.
The aim is to ease pressure on those who have to implement the changes. It is likely to be of particular benefit to smaller organisations that do not have the resources to constantly monitor changes throughout the year and it will help everyone to coordinate their activities in preparation for implementation.
Unfortunately, this arrangement only applies to legal changes that arise from within the UK. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is unable to impose the same control over regulations arising from Europe but will attempt to align their introduction were possible.
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