In Chapter 7, Loftstedt really gets going. As I mentioned in earlier blogs, a real problem for many businesses is keeping up with the ever increasing amount and apparent complexity of legislation. It’s sometimes not what it says, but more finding out it exists and where to find … [Read more...] about Lofstedt 7 – Keep it Simple
UK Regulations
Lofstedt – Chapter 5, Apply Within
Professor Lofstedt now turns to the regulations themselves. The focus of attention is those regulations that everyone had already suspected as redundant. They add little, if anything. The requirement to notify HSE if you have a Conventional Tower Crane, is one such case (not the … [Read more...] about Lofstedt – Chapter 5, Apply Within
Loftstedt – Chapter 4, Everyone Has a Part to Play
Chapter 4 of Loftstedt’s report takes a look at the scope of UK regulations. In particular it’s interested to see whether that proportionate, risk-based approach is applied. One might argue that bigger, riskier businesses should have to do more to satisfy the law. There are also … [Read more...] about Loftstedt – Chapter 4, Everyone Has a Part to Play
Loftstedt Ideals – Chapter 1
As promised, I will be looking at some of the Loftstedt report in more detail over a series of blogs. History is a wonderful thing. Loftstedt begins his report in Chapter 1 by reminding us all about how things used to be. Before the 1974 health and safety at work act, things … [Read more...] about Loftstedt Ideals – Chapter 1
Lofstedt – Reviewing Health and Safety Regulation in The UK
Last year the government asked Ragnar Lofsted to review Health and Safety regulation in the UK. This is always tricky. It can be the kiss of death to any career aspirations if you say the wrong thing. But, like any good researcher he figured he would gather some data first. After … [Read more...] about Lofstedt – Reviewing Health and Safety Regulation in The UK