The British Standards Institution’s (BSI) new ‘Menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace – Guide’ (BS 30416) is a step in the right direction, but is only the start of the conversation.
Heather Vyse from legal firm DAC Beachcroft looks at what the government’s ‘U-turn’ on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill means for health and safety legislation.
The UK government has begun retreating from its Brexit bill plan to ditch EU laws, according to media reports. Given the Retained EU (REUL) Bill’s potentially harmful health and safety impacts – the major government rethink is extremely welcome, writes Richard Jones CFIOSH.
Safety interventions should be practicable and cost-effective, but too much of an imbalance towards safety does not make economic sense for employers, argues Geoff Vaughan, who suggests ‘gross disproportion’ provides a practical limit.
Common sense means different things in different countries and cultures. Far better to consider public, industry and expert types of knowledge, writes Angela Gray CMIOSH, technical lead at IOSH.
A proposed new law aims to revoke EU-derived legislation, including life-saving protections, by December 2023, unless specifically kept or replaced – Richard Jones CFIOSH explains how OSH practitioners can get involved.