HSE gives local authorities 'helping hand' but prosecution stats dry up

摘要

The HSE is revising its local authority enforcement guidance to help councils where resources are too depleted to deal with the investigation workload of a major accident. The head of the regulator's local authority unit, Alex Tsavalos, told Health and Safety at Work that the new guidance will make it clear that councils dealing with "major or complex incidents" can hand the investigation over to the HSE.