Chancellor launched a major review of business health and safety laws.
On the 27th November 2007 the Chancellor Alistair Darling launched a major review of business health and safety laws.
The review, announced in a speech at the Confederation of British Industry, will ask employers, workers and experts for their views on how the health and safety system can be revamped, focussing on small and low risk businesses.
Many small employers have limited resources, find it difficult to work out what broad health and safety duties mean for their workplace and are unsure of when to take advice and from whom.
The review by the Department for Business and Enterprise will look at how government can make it easier for these businesses to follow health and safety laws and prevent their workers getting ill or injured. It will also examine how to improve public confidence in the health and safety system.
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