Ministers have announced plans to exempt thousands of businesses from health and safety inspections but manufacturing firms are unlikely to benefit.
According to the BBC, more than 3,000 regulations will be scrapped or overhauled but the changes, which will reduce inspections, will mainly apply to smaller businesses with low safety risks such as shops and offices. The new rules, which will govern both the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities, are intended to be introduced next April.…
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