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Current activity round-up

Current activity round-up. Tony Bandle Head of Business Involvement Unit Cross-Cutting Interventions Division Health and Safety Executive. Dame Carol Black’s review (1).

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Current activity round-up

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  1. Current activity round-up Tony Bandle Head of Business Involvement Unit Cross-Cutting Interventions Division Health and Safety Executive

  2. Dame Carol Black’s review (1) • Review sought to establish the foundations for a broad consensus around a new vision for health and work in Britain - over 260 responses were received. • The Review of the Health of the Working Age Population – Working for a healthier tomorrow – was presented to the Secretaries of State for Health and for Work and Pensions on 17 March 2008. • Awaits a Government response.

  3. Dame Carol Black’s review (2) Health and SMEs • Absences through sickness can have a substantial impact on the rest of the business • The market for OHS services is less developed for smaller businesses • Smaller organisations can implement health and well-being initiatives at little cost • More information: www.workingforhealth.gov.uk

  4. HSE Segmentation strategy (1) • In October 2007 the then HSE Board endorsed the segmentation framework. • The segmentation framework is a tool to aid decision-making in determining where and how to target resources and what interventions/services/products to offer to maximise impact. • A new Proactive Delivery Model developed: manage business areas on a task and finish basis over 1-3 year period.

  5. HSE Segmentation strategy (2) • For SMEs, unless they are identified as high risk, the focus of activity will continue to be the provision of information and advice. • High risk SMEs will be identified as part of the segmentation process and will be subject to more tailored handling as appropriate. • Work due in autumn 2008 to feed into the corporate planning process for 2009/10.

  6. Update on HSE’s EASe programme (1) • EASe stands for Easier Access to Services • EASe’s purpose is to review HSE’s general contact arrangements with its customers (e.g. HSE Infoline, Incident Contact Centre etc.) • Trade Associations are key groups that HSE should consult.

  7. Update on HSE’s EASe programme (2) • Initial recommendations include: • Single central switchboard for all general calls • Improve on current 90% of queries answered in the first call • Improve support HSE provides to the contact centre • Recommendations have still to be considered by the new HSE Board, which will take the final decision.

  8. BRE review of H&S for SMEs and new BERR Enterprise Strategy • The Call for Evidence period ran between November and the end of January. • More than 125responses received and over 50 breakfast and other meetings held with stakeholders across the nation. • final report will be published in the next few months. • Recently published BERR enterprise strategy picked up number of themes common to the BRE review: • refreshed approach to regulating SMEs in line with “think small first” • considering exemptions from new Regulations but recognising that inappropriate in most areas of H & S and instead, seeking more tailoring and ensuring SMEs can place greater reliance on official guidance • further improvement of access to relevant information and advice • More information: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/budget_08/documents/bud08-enterprise.cfm

  9. Hampton Review (1) • BRE/NAO’s (National Audit Office) final report on HSE’s Hampton Implementation Review was published on Thursday 20 March. • Report commented positively on many aspects of HSE’s performance, recognising that we: • are transparent and accountable; • aim to minimise regulatory burden on business whilst maintaining health and safety standards.

  10. Hampton and HSE’s Simplification Plan (2) • HSE will shortly be publishing additional guidance on labelling the weight of loads. • A draft version of the guidance was distributed to SBTAF members for comment back in February. No responses received to date. • Once published, HSE will alert SBTAF members and ask them to promulgate the guidance and its use to their members.

  11. Corporate Manslaughter • The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007Act came into force on 6 April 2008. • Although the Act is not part of health and safety law, it will introduce an important new element in the corporate management of health and safety. • Further information: www.hse.gov.uk/corpmanslaughter/index

  12. Current activity round-up Thank you - any quick questions or comments?

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