This year has been very busy and we continue to develop as a Company.

The following Regulations are under review by the HSE:

CDM Regulations –

• the CDM-C role will go and there will be a principal designer role.
• removal of the domestic client exemption with transfer of current CDM duties to the contractor/designer
• introducing a duty on information, instruction, training and supervision to replace the duty to assess competence;
• replacement of the ACOP with tailored guidance          

PUWER ACOP

New ACOPs have been issued of the following:

Control of Asbestos Regulations  New ACOP, there were 5 key changes.

Legionnaires' disease. The control of legionella bacteria in water systems.  New guidance and ACOP.

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations New Guidance and ACOP

The HSE state this is to "to clarify and simplify practical advice to help dutyholders comply with the requirements of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health".

The main changes to the COSSH ACOP, released on 3 December, includes updating the material supporting regulations 7, 9, 10 and 11 to take account of legislative changes, such as the Regulations for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP).

Additionally, advice provided in the appendices to the previous ACOP has either been repositioned next to the relevant regulation or will be made available separately on the HSE website.

Workplace Health Safety and Welfare Regs 1992 ACOP has been up dated.

The 5 original DSEAR ACOP’s have been consolidated into a single document.

The ACOP for the Management of Health and Safety at Work 1992 has been removed and not replaced. The HSE now direct you to guidance on their website.

Finally HSG65 Managing for Health and Safety has been updated to simplify it.

HSW Ltd has been extremely busy over recent months with both new and existing customers.  We have recently started working with Biotech Company TwistDX undertaking a complete Health and Safety review covering their Science Park and Babraham Road premises.  We are also now working with Norwich Research Park where we have been asked to help with Laboratory Specifications.