Regulatory impact assessments

All full and final Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) are published here.  They are arranged alphabetically by topic.

RIAs were superseded by Impact Assessments (IAs) from November 2007.

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Chemicals / hazardous substances

• UK final regulatory impact assessment on the proposed European regulation on the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures (based on the UN Globally Harmonised System - GHS) [317KB]
• Control of inhalable dust in coal mines [125KB]
• A Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) on proposals to reduce the UK Occupational Exposure Limit for Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) [1.5MB]
• Amendments to the control of asbestos at work and asbestos (licensing) regulations [1.8MB]
• Final Regulatory Impact Assessment for the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 [567KB]
• Biocidal products (amendment) regulations 2005 [28KB]
• Proposed amending CHIP regulations to implement Directive 2004/73/EC [320KB]
• Workplace exposure limit for Subtilins [65KB]
• Proposed regulations to implement 2003/105/EC amending Council Directive 96/82/EC on the COMAH involving dangerous substances (SEVESO II) [75KB]
• Final regulatory impact assessment for the control of Substances Hazardous to Health (amendment) Regulations 2004 - Implementation of cement aspect of council directive 2003/53/EC (26th Amendment to marketing and use directive). [65KB]
• Final regulatory impact assessment for the control of substances hazardous to health (amendment) regulations 2004 - new framework for adequate control of exposure to substances hazardous to health [70KB]
• Dangerous Substances and explosive atmospheres regulations 2002 (DSEAR) [200KB]
• Maximum exposure limit for vanadium pentoxide [240KB]
• Maximum exposure limit for manganese and its inorganic compounds [350KB]
• Maximum exposure limits for hydroquinone [200KB]
• Maximum exposure limit for flour dust [250KB]
• Maximum exposure limit for chloroethane [150KB]
• New chemicals (hazard information and packaging for supply) regulations [CHIP3] [220KB]
• Amendment to the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations and ACOP [300KB]
• Amendment to the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987 and ACOP - Summary of the regulatory impact assessment [140KB]
• Final Regulatory Impact Assessment for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2003 to implement 2nd Amendment to Carcinogens Directive (1999/38/EC) and add 17 named dioxins to Schedule 1 to COSHH [186KB]
• Final Regulatory Impact Assessment for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 and Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 to implement health aspects of Chemical Agents Directive (98/24/EC) [115KB]
• Biocidal Products Regulations 2001 - final version
• Biocidal Products (Amendment) Regulations 2003 [40KB]
• Chlorobenzene
• Draft Approved Code of Practice on Occupational Asthma: Regulatory Impact Assessment (Post Consultation)
• Hydrogen Selenide
• Phenol
• Piperazine
• Proposed amendments to the Asbestos Prohibitions Regulations [30KB]

Construction

• Construction (Design And Management) Regulations 2007 [436KB]

Explosives

•  Manufacture and storage of explosives and the health and safety (enforcing authority) (Amendment) [41KB]

First aid at work

• Revised guidance on first aid at work incorporating a new training regime for first aiders in the workplace

Manufacturing

• Manufacture and storage of explosives regulations: regulatory impact and competition assessment (post consultation) [50KB]
• Maximum exposure limit for refractory ceramic fibres [240KB]

Management

• Proposed Amendments To The Management Of Health And Safety At Work Regulations 1999 And The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997

Miscellaneous

• Health and Safety Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations [60KB]

Noise

• Proposal for a Physical Agents (Noise) Directive [70KB]
• Final Regulatory Impact Assessment of the draft control of Noise at Work Regulations 2006 [70KB]

Offshore

• Revision of The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992 (OSCR) [65KB]
• Revised ACOP and guidance on first aid on offshore installations and pipeline works [85KB]
• Proposed Amendments to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Application Outside great Britain) Order 1995
• Proposed Amendments to the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995

Radiation

• The Health and Safety (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
• Environmental assessment of nuclear decommissioning projects [79KB]
• Artificial Optical Radiation Directive (2006/25/EC) [40KB]
• Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (REPPIR)
• New requirements for the transport of radioactive material by rail

Railways

• Proposed Amendments to the Railways (Safety Case) Regulations 2000 [80KB]

Roads

• Work related road safety - initial regulatory impact assessment [83KB]

Vibration

• Regulatory Impact assessment (full) - The draft control of vibration at work regulations 2005 [365KB]

Work equipment

• Transportable Pressure Vessels Regulations 2001

Work environment

• Proposed genetically modified organisms (contained use) (amendments) regulations 2005 [56KB]
• Revised regulations on contained use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) [120KB]

Working at Height Regulations

• Work at Height Regulations - Regulatory Impact Assessment (Final) [107KB]
• Work at Height (Amendment) Regulations - Regulatory Impact Assessment (final version following consultation) [80KB]