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Health and Safety Executive looks to simplify small firm regulations
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is consulting small firms as it considers new strategies to ensure that complying with health and safety regulations is easier for small businesses.
The HSE has stated that it wishes to ensure that all SMEs meet their legal obligations "in a manner proportionate to the risks posed by their work activities".
"The HSE is clearly acknowledging that small businesses face very different challenges to [their] larger counterparts when it comes to fulfilling health and safety criteria," said James Thompson, a partner in law firm Ward Hadaway's health and safety team.
"This is an encouraging move because what is appropriate for sizeable companies with many employees may not work for SMEs."
The HSE is still insisting that all small firms have at least one person who is in overall charge of a company's health and safety policy, but reiterated that does not have to be a member of staff and can be an external person.
Post Date: March 2nd, 2009
The HSE has stated that it wishes to ensure that all SMEs meet their legal obligations "in a manner proportionate to the risks posed by their work activities".
"The HSE is clearly acknowledging that small businesses face very different challenges to [their] larger counterparts when it comes to fulfilling health and safety criteria," said James Thompson, a partner in law firm Ward Hadaway's health and safety team.
"This is an encouraging move because what is appropriate for sizeable companies with many employees may not work for SMEs."
The HSE is still insisting that all small firms have at least one person who is in overall charge of a company's health and safety policy, but reiterated that does not have to be a member of staff and can be an external person.
Post Date: March 2nd, 2009
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