The health and safety at work poster is changing

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Changes to the Health and Safety Information (Amendment) Regulations have led to a modified Health and Safety law poster being issued. The change comes into force on 6th April 2009.

Most of you will display the large Health and Safety law poster - in fact it is so common you often see it in the background on TV programmes where a workplace is the scene for the drama or sketch being played out, well I hope it is not just me that notices it!

The original 1989 Regulations required employers to write on to the poster the contact details for the local health and safety enforcing authority office and Employment Medical Advisory Service (EMAS) office or give each employee the approved leaflet.

This latest change means you will not have to add these details and the poster is being redesigned.

Old posters do not have to be replaced straight away but any new or replacement posters should be of the new type.