Groups of undertakings welcome "long" health and safety shake-up
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Among a number recommendations wide in its report "Common Sense, common security, former Minister of the Government called for the simplification of certain business risk assessments so that low risk — such as offices and shops - environments are are caught in the regulations to hazardous working environments.
Lord Young said there was a growing fear among owners business paying for unreasonable requests.
"What is reasonable for hazardous occupations has been distributed to the rest of life", he said.
Employers should be exempted from conducting assessments of risks for employees working at home in an environment of low-risk, he said, like workers in enterprises of "low risk".
Lord Young also proposed borders on advertising by lawyers "no win, no fee", changes in the way that injury claims are processed and said the Government should negotiate a reduction in paperwork for low risk with the European Commission environments to reduce the obligations of small businesses.
The Council of Ministers agreed Young Lord recommendations and Prime Minister David Cameron called a "turning point" report which would lead to "unnecessary bureaucracy" being put at the disposal.
Adam Marshall, Director of policy and external affairs at the Chamber of commerce UK, said: "companies have long said that health and safety rules can be applied for hazardous environments and offices in the same way - and there are too many burdens involved in allowing employees to work from home."
"These recommendations are able to reduce business costs and time-consuming bureaucratic charges by the risk management much more raisonnable.Ils will also give businesses greater confidence to create jobs."
Alexander Ehmann, head of the Institute Director of regulatory affairs, said the recommendations "go a long way to the burden of enterprises and offices throughout the country.
He added that the Government should now "look at deregulation in the other domain critical of over-regulation - right general work".
John Cridland, Deputy Director General of the CBI, said: "this report rightly criticises the approach of the check box for the health and safety of people often fear noyade.Trop bureaucracy litigation resulted in an approach to health and safety which focused on filling out form rather than dealing with real risks."
"Lord Young report should provide common sense in the system, reduce bureaucracy and improve our approach to risk management."
Mr. Marshall claimed proposals for "fast" so that businesses can begin to enjoy.
However, TUC General Secretary said that the report is "opportunity missed improve the United Kingdom workplace safety record.
Lord Young noted that the 1974 health and safety at work remains a framework "effective", but health and safety had obtained a bad name false interpretations of the rules which are often inspired by negative stories.
