Charging for First - Aid at work (Onshore and Offshore) and Medical Training Activities: A Guide - Second Edition - April 2002

ANNEX C

Extracts from the Health and Safety (FEES) regulations 2002 relating to First - Aid at work and medical training

Statutory Instruments 2002 No. 655

Made 12th March 2002
Laid before Parliament 12th March 2002
Coming into force 2nd April 2002

Provisions

Fees for applications for approvals under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Executive on each application for an original approval of training or a renewal of an approval of training under regulation 3(2)(a) of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.
The fee payable under paragraph (1) shall be -
1. in respect of an application for an original approval, that specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 19; and
2. in respect of an application for a renewal of an approval, that specified in column 3 of that Part.
Where, before an original approval of training is given, a shortcoming in the proposed training is identified by the Executive during a site-visit and an additional site-visit for the purpose of reassessment is required, the fee payable shall be that specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 19.
The fee referred to -
1. in paragraph (1) shall be payable on making the application for approval or renewal of an approval of training;
2. in paragraph (3) shall be payable prior to the notification of the result of the application for approval of training.
Where the Executive requires a site-visit to be made in connection with an approval mentioned in paragraph (1) in order to ascertain whether the standards in place when the original approval was given are being maintained, a fee shall be payable to the Executive by the provider of the approved training, except that no such fee shall be payable in respect of the first site-visit made after the original approval has been given.
The fee payable under paragraph (5) for such a site-visit shall be that specified in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 19 except where the site-visit is required to be carried out because a shortcoming in the training has been identified by the Executive during an earlier site-visit, when the fee shall be that specified in column 2 of that Part.
The fee referred to in paragraph (6) shall be payable within 30 days from the date of the invoice that the Executive has sent or given to the person providing the approved training.

Fees for applications for approvals under the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Executive on each application for an original approval or a renewal of an approval of training under regulation 5(2)(a) of the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989.
The fee payable under paragraph (1) shall be -
1. where the application for an original approval of training relates to, as the case may be -
  1. rendering first-aid to persons who are injured or become ill while at work (referred to in this regulation as "first-aid training"), or
  2. rendering first-aid to, and treating in accordance with the directions of a registered medical practitioner (who may or may not be present) persons who are injured or become ill while at work, and giving simple advice in connection with the health of persons at work (together referred to in this regulation as "medical training"),
    - that specified in, respectively, columns 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 20;
2. in respect of an application for a renewal of approval of, as the case may be, first-aid training or medical training, that specified in, respectively, columns 3 and 4 of that Part.
Where, before an original approval of training is given, a shortcoming in the proposed training is identified by the Executive during a site-visit and an additional site-visit for the purpose of reassessment is required, the fee payable shall -
1. where the application for approval relates to first-aid training, be that specified in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 20, or
2. where the application for approval relates to medical training, be that specified in column 2 of that Part.
The fee referred to -
1. in paragraph (1) shall be payable on making the application for approval or renewal of approval of training;
2. in paragraph (3) shall be payable prior to the notification of the result of the application for approval of training.
Where the Executive requires a site-visit to be made in connection with an approval mentioned in paragraph (1) in order to ascertain whether the standards in place when the original approval was given are being maintained, a fee shall be payable to the Executive by the provider of the approved training, except that no such fee shall be payable in respect of the first site-visit made after the original approval has been given.
Except as provided for in the proviso at the end of this paragraph and in paragraph (7), the fee payable under paragraph (5) for such a site-visit shall-
1. where the site-visit is in connection with an approval relating to first-aid training, be that specified in column 1 of Part III of Schedule 20, or
2. where the site-visit is in connection with an approval relating to medical training, be that specified in column 2 of that Part,
  - provided that, where the site-visit is in respect of both kinds of approval of training as are referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above and takes only one day to complete, the sum of the payable fees specified in columns 1 and 2 of that Part shall be reduced by an amount of £150.
The fee payable under paragraph (5) for such a site-visit as is there referred to where the site-visit is required to be carried out because a shortcoming in the training has been identified by the Executive during an earlier site-visit, shall -
1. where the site-visit is in connection with an approval relating to first-aid training, be that specified in column 3 of Part III of Schedule 20, or
2. where the site-visit is in connection with an approval relating to medical training, be that specified in column 4 of that Part.
The fee referred to in paragraphs (6) and (7) shall be payable within 30 days from the date of the invoice that the Executive has sent or given to the person providing the approved training.

Provisions supplementary to regulations 23 and 24

Where an application for an original approval of either first-aid training or training for the purposes of regulation 3(2)(a) of the 1981 Regulations is made and the applicant thereafter applies for an original approval of the one of those two kinds of training not earlier applied for or the applications are made together, the Executive shall repay to the applicant the amount of £150 in respect of the fees paid for the original approvals of training applied for; and if after those applications the applicant applies for an original approval of medical training, the Executive shall repay to the applicant a further amount of £50 in respect of the fees paid for the original approvals of training applied for.
Where an application for an original approval of either first-aid training or training for the purposes of regulation 3(2)(a) of the 1981 Regulations is made and the applicant thereafter or at the same time applies for an original approval of medical training, the Executive shall repay to the applicant the amount of £50 in respect of the fees paid for the original approvals of training applied for; and if after those applications the applicant applies for an original approval of the one of the two kinds of training first referred to in this paragraph not earlier applied for, the Executive shall repay to the applicant a further amount of £150 in respect of the fees paid for the original approvals of training applied for.
Where an application for an original approval of medical training is made and the applicant thereafter or at the same time applies for an original approval of first-aid training, the Executive shall repay to the applicant the amount of £50 in respect of the fees paid for the original approvals of training applied for; and if after those applications the applicant applies for an original approval of training for the purposes of regulation 3(2)(a) of the 1981 Regulations, the Executive shall amount of £150 in respect of the fees paid for the original approvals of training applied for.
Where an applicant applies for original approvals of first-aid training, medical training and training for the purposes of regulation 3(2)(a) of the 1981 Regulations at the same time, the Executive shall repay to the applicant the amount of £200 in respect of the fees paid for those applications.
In this regulation -
1. "the 1981 Regulations" means the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 and
2. "first-aid training" and "medical training" have the same meanings as in regulation 24.

Revocation

26 The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2001 are hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2002.

Schedules

Schedule 19
Regulation 23

Fees for applications for approvals under the Health and Safety (First - Aid) regulations 1981

Part I

Fee for an original approval - £890
Fee for an additional site visit - £320
Fee for renewal of approval - £62

Part II

Fee for an initial site-visit - £355
Fee for any additional site-visit £320

Schedule 20
Regulation 24

Fees for applications for approval under the Offshore Installation and Pipework Works (First - Aid) regulations 1989