SELECT COMMITTEE INQUIRY INTO H&S IN SCOTLAND

Last chance to express views on health and safety north of the border

The Parliament Select Committe on Scottish Affairs is still welcoming submissions on all aspects of health and safety in Scotland. The Committee Inquiry is interested in the following issues /questions:

  1. The effectiveness of health and safety regulation in Scotland;
  2. The roles and division of responsibilities between the different bodies responsible for health and safety in Scotland;
  3. The effectiveness of the relationships between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the Scottish Government, local authorities, and other relevant bodies;
  4. The impact of health and safety regulation upon business;
  5. Is there a lack of data on health and safety matters in Scotland, and how does this affect the understanding of potential health and safety problems in Scotland;
  6. How does the HSE know how effective their interventions are;
  7. How does the HSE monitor the impact of the cases that are investigated, the number that lead to prosecutions, and whether fines are collected;
  8. How does the effectiveness of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in Scotland compare with the effectiveness of the HSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; and whether the organisational structure of the HSE is the best way to manage health and safety in the context of devolution;
  9. Whether the HSE have correctly identified the areas of concern and have appropriately targeted their resources in Scotland;
  10. What effect any reduction in the HSE workforce might impact upon the HSE as a whole and its work in Scotland; and
  11. What international comparisons with similar sized countries, or similar risk industries, can be made which could be helpful.

 The Committee welcomes written evidence from interested parties on any, or all, aspects of the inquiry by Thursday 16 June 2011.

This article was posted on 15th June 2011 in ALL LATEST NEWS, REGULATION.
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