Manufacturing industry wants no immediate H&S change after Brexit

摘要

Britain's manufacturers are calling for the current health and safety landscape to be maintained when the UK leaves the European Union, with existing worker production and legislative requirements continuing to be transferred into UK law to avoid cost and disruption to business. The call is made in a wide-ranging report into the UK's health and safety landscape published by EEF, the manufacturers' organisation and Arco. In particular, the report says it is vital that the British Standards Institution (BSI) continues to play a leading role in European standards setting so that UK companies can continue to make products set within the European standards environment. According to the survey of 144 companies, 42 per cent of companies want no change to the current H&S regulatory regime, whilst a further 55 per cent want no immediate change but would like a review of health and safety regulations once the UK has left the EU. A desire for a review was significantly more pronounced amongst larger companies while smaller companies might prefer to deal with an existing scenario rather than face any disruption.