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Standing Up for Safety, Together

A few weeks ago many of the main UK health and safety groups issued a joint statement highlighting serious concerns about the UK Retained EU Law changes that will effectively scrap many major pieces of UK health and safety law on 31 December 2023.


KSH Safety Services totally backs everything in this statement.



The statement, signed by ROSPA, BoHS, British Safety Council, BSiF, CIEH, IIRSM and IOSH reads:


Joint statement


"Given Britain's long-standing record as a global leader in health and safety, we understand the need for continuous improvement and how regularly reviewing legislation can build more effective frameworks.


"However, we are concerned that the timeframe set forth for implementing the Retained EU Law Bill could lead to increased harm. While we agree the revision and improvement of UK health and safety laws would be positive, we are conscious that better regulation is not de-regulation.


"To ensure the safety and health outcomes of Britain's workforce and therefore the resilience of its businesses, regulations must be reviewed sensibly, with due scrutiny and in consultation with both the occupational safety and health profession and business leaders.


"Rushing to implement the Bill as it stands, without clarity on which laws the Bill covers, and with the sunset clauses it contains, will undermine our health and safety standards and protections.


"Ultimately, we need more time and a more transparent process. Time to take an evidence-based approach, to treat each law individually, and to look at the overarching reason the law was originally passed.


"Every law has a considered aim and intention. And it is this aim and intention that we must carefully consider against the needs and necessary protections of workers and their rights, and the needs of all people and business, today and in the future, to be safe, healthy and sustainable.


"Whether we're looking at child safety, occupational health and safety, road safety or home safety, our approach remains the same. We want to ensure that the UK is protected by relevant, evidence-based laws - and to be assured that we have taken the time to treat each one of the thousands of pieces of legislation on its individual merit.


"We therefore call upon the Government to meet with us to discuss the impending Bill so that we can work together to offer constructive opinion. Put simply, we would like a thorough and inclusive consultation and engagement process, so that we do not risk a race to the bottom and strip away our people's rights to a life free from serious accidental injury and ill health."


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