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Background
- 40th anniversary of the Health and Safety
at Work Act coming into force
- Fatal incidents, injuries and ill health
greatly reduced
- World leader
- But … Still some way to go in many areas
CHALLENGES Philip White 19 November 2015 Background 40 th - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CHALLENGES Philip White 19 November 2015 Background 40 th - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CURRENT ISSUES & CHALLENGES Philip White 19 November 2015 Background 40 th anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work Act coming into force Fatal incidents, injuries and ill health greatly reduced World leader But
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A world class system
Fatalities: 651 to 99 employees* (1974 to 2014/15p). * excludes self-employed Reported Injuries: 337,000 to 77,000 (1974 to 2011/12). Ill health cases: fallen by a third (since early 1990’s). European benchmarks (2011)
UK
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How are we tackling it?
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More straightforward: more compliance
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Other developments - legislation
- Self employed continue to be in
scope of S.3(2) of HSWA where their activities pose a risk of harm to others
- On-shore and offshore major
hazards - COMAH 2015 & OIR 2015
- Mines - The Mines Regulations
2015 replaces all previous mine specific health and safety legislation (47 items)
- Construction – CDM 2015
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CDM 2015
- Definition of construction work
- Appointment of the Principal
Designer
- Principal Designer – skills,
knowledge & experience
- CDM Adviser
- Application to projects of less
than 30 days
- Client’s role
- ACoP?
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CDM 2015
- Much already familiar or in place
– little new required
- Construction work very varied –
impossible to create perfect fit in all circumstances
- Too many myths
- Compliance expectations
unchanged
- Looking for sensible, practical &
pragmatic application
- Good opportunity to review
arrangements
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Other developments
- Regulation of patient and
service user safety in health and social care sectors
- Review of the acquis of
H&S Directives
- Smith Commission
- Sentencing guidelines
- Deregulation
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Deregulation
- £10bn savings to be delivered
- ver the Parliament
- Red Tape Challenge 2 focused
- n sectors
- Energy and power - supply
- Chemicals and mineral -
extraction
- Environment – waste
- Agriculture – Inspection
- Care – local
- Financial services
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Strategy for Occupational H&S in Great Britain
- BPOS published in
2009
- Many positive
developments and successes
- Good time for
revisiting strategy
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Strategy for Occupational H&S in Great Britain
- Improving OSH management
remains key: – Relationships and activities need to remain in place and continue – leadership; competence (skills and experience); worker involvement; avoiding catastrophe continue to play important roles
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Strategy for Occupational H&S in Great Britain
- Publication expected late
2015
- Focus attention on where
the system needs to go next
- Responsibility is owned
and shared by all
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Strategy for Occupational H&S in Great Britain
- Proportionate risk
management an essential enabler of business success – supporting growth and productivity.
- Greater awareness of the
harm, costs and preventability of work- related ill health
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Being a regulator is not just inspection
HSE 51: Regulation of Health and Safety at Work: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse51.pdf
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Awareness raising/ partnership activity
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Some Reflections
- GB one of the safest and
healthiest places to work
- Resource/effort on h&s
greater than ever before
- The role of the regulator
- Sensible & proportionate
approaches
- Private sector gold plating
- The role of legal & h&s
professions
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Government spending is decreasing. Regulators must adapt too Changes in the communications landscape are accelerating Workplace is changing as are habits and expectations The Prime Minister wants to see more progress
Better targeted More effective Less burdensome
The world of work, in which we work, is changing
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