Construction industry 'hindered' by new health and safety rules
13-03-2007
Business groups have expressed concern that the construction industry will have to deal with unnecessary "extra responsibilities" as a result of new regulations under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
According to the Forum of Private Business (FPB) the new health and safety rules will be particularly burdensome for small businesses in the UK, businesslink4london.com reports.
Victoria Carson, campaigns manager for the FPB, has written to MPs to highlight her view that the new regulations are not needed and will be strongly opposed by British industry
Moreover, Ms Carson believes that businesses new to construction - especially those that are "having building work carried out for the first time" - could well be baffled by new additions to the act.
She wrote: "We believe that the key cause for concern is that the current system of planning permission and building regulations can deliver safety, particularly in design, without passing undue burden onto the client. There is no need for the additional regulations.
"The FPB is also concerned with the Health and Safety Executive's premise that 'businesses should already be complying with any new duties' that will be imposed in the future under the Health and Safety at Work Act."
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