First Aid Deregulation: What This Means

On 28^th November 2011, Professor Ragnar Löfstedt submitted a report called ‘Reclaiming Health and Safety for all’ – this was an independent review commissioned by the government on Health and Safety regulation and formed part of their plans to reform Britain’s health and safety system.

Following this report the decision to remove HSE approval has been accepted by Government and HSE – this will come into effect for every business on 1^st October 2013.

The approval of Professor Löfsted’s report has led to a number of risk and evidence-based changes aimed to:

Lesson the regulatory requirements on business where they do not lead to improved health and safety outcomes, and

Remove pressures on business to go beyond what the regulations require, enabling them to reclaim ownership of the management of health and safety.