Most of the time it is not worth posting publicly but this one I felt bears info you might want to know: (My company holds accreditation to British Standards ISO9001 (Quality management system) and ISO14001 (Environmental management systems). We are regularly audited by an external company called Alcumus and they regularly send me newsletters to keep me up to date with legislation).
On 1st October 2015, health and safety law for the self-employed changes – if you are self-employed and your work activity poses no potential risk to the health and safety of other workers or members of the public, then health and safety law will not apply to you.
In 2011, the Löfstedt Review recommended that those self-employed whose work activities pose no potential risk of harm to others should be exempt from health and safety law. This recommendation was accepted by Government and will come into force on 1st October 2015.
The Health & Safety Executive estimates that health and safety law will no longer apply to 1.7 million self-employed people like novelists, journalists, graphic designers, accountants, confectioners, financial advisors and online traders.
What are the chances it could apply to you?
Read more at: Alcumus Group >
In 2011, the Löfstedt Review recommended that those self-employed whose work activities pose no potential risk of harm to others should be exempt from health and safety law. This recommendation was accepted by Government and will come into force on 1st October 2015.
The Health & Safety Executive estimates that health and safety law will no longer apply to 1.7 million self-employed people like novelists, journalists, graphic designers, accountants, confectioners, financial advisors and online traders.
What are the chances it could apply to you?
Read more at: Alcumus Group >
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