Health and safety regulations are designed to protect employees, employers and the public from harm arising from work activities. The Red Tape Challenge is a Government initiative offering people the opportunity to have their say on regulations that affect their everyday lives.
Health and Safety regulation is one of six cross cutting themes open to comments from the public throughout the whole of the Red Tape Challenge campaign, but from 30 June, for a period of three weeks, it will be a key focus on the challenge website. The regulations have been divided into four different categories to enable people to comment on those most relevant to them or their area of work.
Health and safety should be proportionate to risk and the regulations should reflect that. The government has already started reforms to health and safety and the Red Tape Challenge will enable everyone to have their say on the regulations underpinning Great Britain's health and safety culture, whether they work in the field of health and safety or have experience of the regulation as an employee, business owner or member of the public.
We want to hear from everyone, whether you think that a regulation is well designed and provides vital protections, or if you think that a regulation is badly planned, badly implemented or simply a bad idea.
Employment Minister Chris Grayling speaks about the Red Tape Challenge
