Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
y
Simplification plan
| Initiative | Nature of burden | Description of measure | Desired outcome | Estimated savings | Progress and timescales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good practice guidance on worker involvement – new combined good practice guidance on the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations and the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations. | Policy and administrative | The good practice guidance aims to clarify employer requirements on the provision of information to safety representatives. | The overall objective of the guidance is to facilitate better dialogue and co-operation between employers and employees. Clarifying the provision of information requirement aims to reduce costs of buying in external services to fulfil the requirement. |
Using the ABME figures, the guidance could save businesses up to £36.6 million. | October 2008 – publication of guidance Autumn 2009 – evaluation to examine whether estimated savings have been delivered. |
| Removal of docks form required by Docks Regulations | Administrative | Removal of a form to certify a dock transport vessel required by the Docks Regulations. | If the form is removed, businesses will save time and money. | The form was estimated in the ABME to cost businesses £3.4 million. | The form will be removed in parallel to remove the ACoP on Docks. This work is due to be carried out by April 2010. |
| Electronic risk assessment template – possibly a combination with a policy statement template | Policy and administrative | An electronic template for recording a risk assessment, possibly a combined template for completing a written health and safety policy statement, complementing the example risk assessments. | To save businesses time in recording their risk assessment and thereby encouraging compliance with the requirement. | To be quantified | The electronic template is due to be developed in line with the written policy statement, for delivery by April 2009. |