Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Health and Safety Executive Approved Codes of Practice (a) have been reviewed since May 2010, (b) are scheduled for review or amendment and (c) are not currently scheduled for review.
Mike Penning
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reviewing all of its Approved Codes of Practices (ACOP) in line with Professor Löfstedt’s independent review of health and safety legislation ‘Reclaiming health and safety for all’ (published November 2011).
(a) 19 ACOPs have been reviewed since May 2010. Of these, five have been revised and re-published, nine consolidated into three revised ACOPs and five withdrawn completely. These are:
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Revised |
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L5 – Control of substances hazardous to health |
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L8 – Legionnaires’ disease. The Control of legionella bacteria in water systems |
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L24 – Workplace health, safety and welfare |
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L117 – Rider-operated lift trucks: Operator training |
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L118 – Health and safety at quarries |
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Consolidated |
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L56 – Safety in the installation and use of gas systems and appliances. This is a consolidation of two ACOPs (L56 and COP20: Standards of training in safe gas installation) into a single revised ACOP (L56) |
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L138 – Dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres consolidated the following five ACOPs into a single revised ACOP (L138): L134 – Design of plant, equipment and workplace L135 – Storage of dangerous substances L136 – Control and mitigation measures L137 – Safe maintenance, repair and cleaning procedures L138 – Dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres |
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L143 – Managing and working with Asbestos. This is a consolidation of two ACOPs (L127 – The management of asbestos in non-domestic premises and L143 – Work with materials containing asbestos) into a single revised ACOP (L143). |
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Withdrawn |
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L21 – Management of health and safety at work |
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L74 – First aid at work |
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L81 – Design, construction and installation of gas service pipes |
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L116 – Preventing accidents to children in agriculture |
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L130 – Compilation of safety data sheets |
(b) A review of a further 14 ACOPS will be completed by the end of 2014. These are:
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COP25 Safety in docks to be replaced by L148 Safety in docks ACOP |
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Five Diving ACOPs: L103 – Commercial diving projects offshore L104 – Commercial diving projects inland/inshore L105 – Recreational diving projects L106 – Media diving projects L107 – Scientific and archaeological diving projects |
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Three Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations linked ACOPs: L22 – Safe use of work equipment L112 – Safe use of power presses L114 – Safe use of woodworking machinery |
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L113 – Safe use of lifting equipment |
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L101 – Safe work in confined spaces |
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L122 – Safety of pressure systems |
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L133 – Unloading petrol from road tankers |
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L146 – Consulting workers on health and safety |
A further 19 ACOPs associated with changes to legislation and will be reviewed in accordance with the timescale for legislative change.
(c) All HSE ACOPs are scheduled for review.
