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Löfstedt discussion - a chance to participate
The Löfstedt report was reported in NewsFile Spring 2012 – a further commentary will be made in the next edition. The debate about whether or not CDM 2007 will be a target for change, and if so by how much, is a matter of interest and concern for ICS.
Löfstedt report and comments
“My overall conclusion is that there is no evidence for radically altering current health and safety legislation.” However, Professor Löfstedt recommends that The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and the associated ACoP evaluation currently underway should be completed by April 2012 to ensure there is a clearer expression of duties, a reduction of bureaucracy and appropriate guidance for small projects
Can you Accredit it? ICS Accreditation
The General Manager and Ian Colley from the Management Committee recently met with HSE at Rose Court, London to discuss issues around competency and competence assessment. ICS uses peer group assessment to assess the competence of applicants for membership. This is a common and widely accepted method of assessment amongst the professional bodies when looking at their member's specialisms, and (mainly in response to market demand for specialists) these bodies accredit their members with the specialism.
Chris Grayling announces the Government’s next health and safety plans
On 21st March, the successor to Lord Young’s “Common Sense, Common Safety “ Report of October 2010, the Department of Work and Pensions Report “Good Health and Safety, Good for Everyone”, was announced.
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