Safety experts voice concerns following bill review

摘要

"Disappointed" and "concerned" are the words used by IOSH in response to plans to deregulate areas of health and safety recently. The Joint Committee providing pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Deregulation Bill issued its report this morning, and IOSH repeated its concerns that some self-employed people could be excluded from necessary health and safety legislation. IOSH head of policy and public affairs Richard Jones said: "IOSH is disappointed and concerned that the committee has not recommended the removal of the clause exempting certain self-employed from health and safety law, particularly given the serious concerns raised by IOSH and others during the inquiry."