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Thread #162277   Message #3861582
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
18-Jun-17 - 10:41 AM
Thread Name: Horrendous tower-block fire in W London
Subject: RE: Horrendous tower-block fire in W London
That link ddn,t work properly. Or rather, the press release I was linking is somewhere in the middle of the site.

Here's a salient quote:
Key spokespeople
Moves to reduce health and safety red tape will be welcomed by business, says BCC
Dr Adam Marshall comments on the reduction of health & safety red tape announced by the government today

10/09/12

Commenting on the government's announcement about the reduction of health and safety inspections, and other forms of business red tape, Dr Adam Marshall, Director of Policy and External Affairs at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:

"Efforts to reduce the burden of health and safety regulation will be welcome news to many businesses. Ensuring that low-risk workplaces are exempted from inspections is a sensible change that will save employers time and money without reducing the safety of workers. The cost savings to HSE and local authorities of fewer inspections should be reinvested in business support services so that fewer employers are forced to pay for costly consultancy services whose advice often goes beyond what the regulation...


Search for "bonfire of regulations" and you find masses of stuff from Tories going on about how wonderful it is to get rid of piffling regulations, and looking forward to doing more of that.