HSC building towards new construction regs
HSC building towards new construction regs
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has approved new construction regulations, which are expected to come into effect next spring. The revised Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations and Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) now need formal approval by ministers before they become law. Richard Boland, the Health and Safety Executive's head of construction policy, said: 'We remain on target for the regulations coming into force in April next year. Over the last four years we have worked in partnership with the industry to simplify and add clarity to construction health and safety law so that risks on site can be properly managed. We will continue to work together to make sure that the new provisions and ACoP improve standards of health and safety management in our industry.' The regulations make explicit what clients should already be doing as a result of existing duties in the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Another law, the revised asbestos regulations, which introduce a more strict exposure standard for asbestos work but which attracted flak for excluding textured wall coverings from their scope, take effect on 13 November this year.
- HSE news release. HSE news release on the asbestos regulations.
- HSE construction and asbestos webpages.
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