HSE Enforcement Policy ----------------------------------------------------------------------
The HSE has recently published its policy on prevention of Y2K risks on the internet.
Inspectors are currently engaged on a national project of visiting nearly 2000 sites to inspect equipment and processes and to establish what action has been taken to tackle date-discontinuity. Where employers have identified potential risks caused by the year 2000 problem, inspectors are asking them to demonstrate that they have taken appropriate action. The HSE's leaflet Year 2000 Risk Assessment is being put forward as containing the basic requirements.
The HSE say that where either no action has been taken to identify what measures may be necessary, or where such measures have been identified but no action has been taken to implement them, inspectors will consider taking enforcement action. This could take the form of mandatory notices to carry out improvements or not use certain equipment, or criminal prosecutions in serious cases. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Relevant Publications from the HSE:
Safety and the Year 2000 (GBP 15, ISBN 0 7176 1491 3)
Testing safety related control systems for Year 2000 compliance (GBP 5.50, ISBN 0 7176 1596 0)
Health and Safety and the Year 2000 Problem (Single copies free. HSE ref INDG267)
Contingency Planning for a Safe Year 2000 (Single copies free. HSE ref INDG283)
Year 2000 Risk Assessment (Single copies free. HSE ref INDG287)
Year 2000 Assessment - a Review Framework (Single copies free. HSE ref INDG292)
The unpriced publications can be downloaded from the HSE's web-page - http://www.open.gov.uk/hse/spd/spd2000.htm#3.
Further information (including links to Member States' Y2K and safety web sites) can be found on the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work website http://www.osha.eu.int/topics/year2000/
A short note on this issue can be found on the LawNow information archive at www.cmck.com. To find the information, enter LawNow and click on "your latest information". Alternatively, conduct a pre-selected topic search in LawNow by picking the category of "Health & Safety".
For further information on any Health & Safety issues, please contact Mark Tyler on Tel 0171 367 2568 or e-mail [email protected]
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