2011 Health & Safety Legal Updates

We are in very early stages of 2011, however the Health and Safety Authority and the Government have already published a number of guides, regulations, codes, consultation documents, etc. These are the main ones:

  1. Set of five regulations on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road:
  • Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations (SI 617/2010)
  • European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road)   (ADR Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2010 (SI 620/2010)
  • European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (SI 616/2010) - this regulation is a technical legal amendment to the Act
  • Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Order 2010 (SI 618/2010) and
  • Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Fees) Regulations 2010 (SI 619/2010).
  • Public consultation on new Chemical Agents Code. The new Code will be replacing the Code published last year. 

2. New Corporate Manslaughter Bill is being prepared by the Government. The proposed Bill    will introduce two criminal offenses: corporate manslaughter and grossly negligent management causing death. 

3. A new guide to Respiratory Protective Equipment has been published. 

4. A new guide to Manual Handling Risk Assessment in the Retail Sector has been published.

5. A new guide to the Manual Handling and People Handling Training Systems has been published. According to the new Guide, all manual handling and people handling training providers are required to Register with FETAC by the end of April 2010. Have a look at the Manual Handling Training section of our website for more details.

All of the above is available from the HSA website.