Current consultations and discussions

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Current consultations

CD216 - Equality Scheme Framework: Race equality scheme
Your views on how we will meet our duties to promote race equality. We have reviewed our existing race equality scheme and have developed a new agenda for action for the next three years. We would like comments from our external stakeholders on the priorities which impact on our interface with them as regulators and our race action plan priorities. The closing date for this consultation is 14 July 2008.
CD218 - A consultative document on proposals for amending the Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989 (HSIER)
HSE consultation on proposed amendments to the HSIER to allow HSE to approve and publish new posters and leaflets which do not require the addition or updating of information by businesses displaying them. The closing date for this consultation is 11 August 2008.
Guidance on controlling the health risks associated with working with UV tanning equipment.
HSE consultation on revising the guidance leaflet INDG209. Closing date 17 July 2008.
CD217 - A consultative document on proposals for new amending Regulations about the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Chemicals: CHIP 3.2
The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 (CHIP) need to be amended. This is necessary because Great Britain must implement into domestic legislation the 2nd Adaptation to Technical Progress (2nd ATP) of the European Community's Dangerous Preparations Directive. This consultative document explains the proposals and seeks your views.

Consultations and discussions that ended during 2008

Adventure activities licence fee - Proposals to increase the existing fee from 1 October 2008 and review the fee structure
This paper sets out HSE’s proposals to:
1. increase the licence fee to £715 with effect from 1 October 2008; and
2. review the fees scheme to inform further changes from 1 October 2009.
Consultation ended 29 February 2008
CD214 - A consultation document on proposals to amend regulations on explosives; to revoke obsolete local mining regulations; and to correct an omission in the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005

This consultation seeks comments on proposed regulations – The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations. The regulations cover:
1. amendments to explosives legislation intended to reduce paperwork for police and holders of explosives certificates and to address issues in the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations that have come to light since the regulations came into force in 2005;
2. the revocation of 224 sets of local mining regulations;
3. an amendment to address an omission in the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005.
Consultation ended 1 February 2008

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