CD218 - HSE consultation on proposals for amending the Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989 (HSIER)

This consultation ended on 11 August 2008

• Summary of consultation responses
• Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989 (HSIER) amendment proposals

The HSIER require employers to provide information to their employees relating to health safety and welfare at work, by displaying in the workplace a copy of the approved poster or alternatively by giving employees a copy of the approved leaflet.

As the law stands, employers must write on the poster the name and address of the health and safety enforcing authority, and the address of the local office of the Employment Medical Advisory Service (EMAS). If an employer gives a leaflet to the employee then a written notice of these details also needs to be provided.

The proposed amendments would allow HSE to approve and publish new posters and leaflets which do not require the addition or updating of information by businesses displaying them.

It would also permit employers to continue to display their existing posters or give out existing leaflets, providing they are readable and provide up-to-date information on contacting the enforcing authority and EMAS.

• View the consultation document [PDF 170KB]
• View the Impact Assessment [PDF 29KB]
• Respond to the consultation using the online questionnaire or download a form to complete

If you have any queries about the proposals, please contact the Infoline on 0845 345 0055.

Responses should be sent by 11 August 2008 to:

Keith Pritchard
Health and Safety Executive
Cross-Cutting Interventions Division
5NW Rose Court
2 Southwark Bridge
London SE1 9HS
Fax: 020 7717 6690
E-mail: workerinvolvement@hse.gsi.gov.uk