Health & Safety

Diving – Approved Codes of Practice

12th December 2014

Approved codes of practice for Scuba Diving All of the diving Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs) have been revised following industry consultation, they came into force on 8 December 2014. Commercial diving projects offshore. The Diving at Work Regulations 1997 Approved Code of Practice and Guidance – L103 Commercial diving projects inland/inshore. The Diving at Work Regulations 1997 Approved Code of Practice and Guidance – L104 Recreational diving projects. The Diving at Work Regulations 1997. Approved Code of Practice and Guidance – L105 Media diving projects. The Diving at Work Regulations 1997. Approved Code of Practice and Guidance – L106 Scientific and Archaeological diving projects. The Diving at Work Regulations 1997 Approved Code of Practice and Guidance – L107 Source: http://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/acop.htm

Release date for Health and Safety Statistics 2013/14

1st October 2014

The annual Health and Safety Statistics release will be on Wednesday 29 October 2014. RIDDOR The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations underwent a legal change on 1st October 2013. As a consequence, many of the published RIDDOR statistics for the latest year (2013/14) will be affected. As the change took effect half-way through the 2013/14 planning year, any impacts will broadly be half that expected for a full year. Briefly, these changes will affect statistics of: Non-fatal injuries to workers. The previous ‘major’ injury definition changed to ‘specified’ injury; although the separate ‘over-7-day’ injury category did not change in 2013 (it changed in 2012), there may also be a small knock-on effect to the statistics of this classification. Fatal injuries to non-workers – the requirement to report suicides [More…]

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