New safety law would protect under-18s
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A UK Health and Safety Commission proposal would require employers to assess risks in assigning work to employees under 18, provide risk information, and prevent hiring youths for risky jobs. Risk assessments must be based on workplace layout, chemical exposure, equipment risks, training, and inexperience of younger workers. Employees under 18 would be prohibited from working with radiation or carcinogenic and other harmful agents, or under extreme physically overtaxing conditions.
Publication Name: Health and Safety Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1358-2208
Year: 1996
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The enforcement record of the HSE's Field Operations Division
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A study of the enforcement activity of HSE's largest enforcement division, the Field Operations Division, between 1990/91 and 1995/96 reveals a decrease in the numbers of enforcement notices. There has also bee a fall in the combined number of investigations and planned inspections. HSE's shift toward fewer detailed visits explains the fall in planned inspections. The statutory requirements used most often to prosecute are the provisions of the HSW Act and the Factories Act.
Publication Name: Health and Safety Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1358-2208
Year: 1997
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HSC launches DTI-inspired deregulation enforcement initiative with more red tape
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The UK's Health and Safety Commission (HSC) instituted new enforcement procedures in early 1996 aimed at promoting proportionality, transparency, consistency and targeting, while outlining grounds for prosecution. Under the changes, employers can make informal representations prior to service of notice, and inspectors must give two weeks' notice prior to an improvement notice. The HSC admits that the changes will increase bureaucratic red tape.
Publication Name: Health and Safety Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1358-2208
Year: 1996
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