Post Brexit: UK health and safety law?
The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) has issued the following statement following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.
The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) has issued the following statement following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.
The British Safety Council has commented on the result of the UK’s referendum on EU membership.
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has issued a statement following the UK’s ‘Brexit’ vote.
Alan Murray, CEO of the BSIF, has issued a statement, sharing his thoughts on the UK’s exit from the EU:
At a crunch meeting between business groups and the Business Secretary due to take place tomorrow (Tuesday 28th June), EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, will tell Government that the work to shore up confidence and secure our industrial future is a priority.
BOHS, the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, has pledged to continue to lead on worker health protection, warning against any slackening of pace in efforts to reduce the unacceptable burden of work-related ill health in the UK and internationally, following Britain’s historic referendum vote to leave the European Union.
Despite PPE having the required EC type approval and CE mark, recent tests have indicated that some of the products you assume to be safe, may not be fit for purpose.
Provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 will be brought into force on 12 July 2016 which will increase the penalties on employers who employ illegal migrants, allow earnings to be recovered from illegal workers and make it a criminal offence for illegal migrants to undertake employment.
“No SafeContractor membership, no entry into Weetabix,” Gary Mobbs, group heath & safety sanager at Weetabix, says.
Dave Mosley, Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) scheme manager, discusses the reaction on social media since it was announced that CPD courses for scaffolders will be introduced from summer 2017.
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