EU and UK health & safety law and policy calendar September 2005
Outlook for 2005 Commission Directive 30 th Adaptation to Technical Progress of Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous to be adopted fourth quarter 2005 Directive amending Directive 95/16/EC on lifts and repealing Directive 98/37/EC on machinery safety Parliament vote on second reading expected 14 th December 2005 Directive on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (optical radiation) final adoption expected fourth quarter 2005 Draft Directive establishing a second indicative list of occupational exposure limits to be adopted fourth quarter 2005 Expected proposal for a Directive establishing a third indicative list of occupational exposure limits to be adopted fourth quarter 2005 Biocidal Products (Amendment No 2) Regulations due to commence 31 st December 2005 Machinery Optical radiation Chemicals Directive 2003/122/Euratom on Control of high activity sealed radioactive sources Deadline for transposition is 31 st December 2005
September 2005 Date unknown Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations expected September/October Offshore 1 st The Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Nickel) (Safety) Regulations 2005 come into force 6 th Directive on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (optical radiation) Parliament vote on second reading expected Optical radiation 30 th HSE s Role in Public Safety - discussion document questionnaire closing date General October 2005 1 st Biocidal Products (Amendment) Regulations due to commence Chemicals 1 st Tank Vehicle (Loading & Unloading of Petroleum Spirit) Regulations - due to commence Transport
October 2005 1 st Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) Regulations due to commence 7 th Informal consultation on the management of railway contractors Developing an intervention strategy - closing date for responses GMOs Railways 17 th The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005 come into force Railways 31 st Chemical (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (CHIP3) due to commence 31 st Consultation on proposed amendments to nuclear reactors (environmental impact for decommissioning) regulations closing date for responses November 2005
November 2005 14 th Proposal for a Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and 18 th Restrictions of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency and amending Directive 1999/45/EC and Regulation (EC) (on Persistent Organic Pollutants) - Parliament vote on first reading expected 25 th Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) (Amendment) Regulations expected to be published 25 th Consultation on NII Safety Assessment Principles(SAPs) Revision Project (Rev 2) closing date for responses Chemicals safety Major dates after 2005 2006 Directive or amending Directive on the protection of workers using tractors to be proposed first quarter 2006 2006 The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005 apply to Channel Tunnel from 31 st January Machinery Accidents 2006 The Control of Noise at Work Regulations SI 2005 No 1643 come into force 6th April Noise
Major dates after 2005 2006 Management of Health and Safety at Work and Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) (Amendment) Regulations - expected to commence 6th April General 2006 Health & Safety (Fees) Regulations - expected to commence 6th April General 2006 Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) (Amendment) Regulations expected to commence 6th April 2006 Coal Mines (Inhalable Dust) Regulations first stage expected to commence 6th April; main body of provisions expected to commence 1 st October 2006 2006 Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations expected to commence 6th April 2006 Proposed second amendment to Directive 83/477/EC on asbestos worker protection - expected to commence 6th April Respiratory diseases Transport Asbestos Respirato 2006 Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations -expected to commence 6th April Offshore 2006 Expected proposal for an amending Directive on display screens first quarter 2006 Display Screens
Major dates after 2005 2006 Proposal for a Regulation on the harmonisation of legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 final adoption expected first quarter 2006 2006 Directive on pipeline safety to deal with the transport of dangerous through pipelines which are exempt from Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC - expected to be proposed 2006 Directive to amend Directive 76/769/EEC on the marketing and use of dangerous and preparation final adoption expected 2006 2006 Directive concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time amending Directive 2003/88/EC final adoption expected 2006 Transport Working time 2006 Directive on working conditions for temporary work final adoption expected first half 2006 Temporary workers 2006 Directive on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (optical radiation) final adoption expected first half 2006 2006 Directive 2003/10/EC on health and safety requirements regarding exposure of workers to noise final date for implementation (subject to exceptions for personnel on board seagoing vessels, and the music and entertainment sectors 15 February 2006 2006 Proposed amendment to Directive 2004/37/EC on occupational exposure to carcinogens and mutagens (codified version) to be proposed second quarter 2006 Optical radiation Noise Chemicals safety
Major dates after 2005 2006 EU Directive 2002/95/EC RoHS (Restrictions of Substances) to be implemented 1 st July 2006 2006 Directive 2003/18/EC amending Directive 83/477/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work deadline for implementation 15 April 2006 2006 Directive amending Directive 95/16/EC on lifts and repealing Directive 98/37/EC on machinery safety final adoption expected first half 2006 2006 Proposal for a Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restrictions of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency and amending Directive 1999/45/EC and Regulation (EC) (on Persistent Organic Pollutants) final adoption expected second half 2006 2006 Directive amending Directive 73/23/EEC on the harmonisation of laws of Member States relating to electric equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits expected to be proposed third quarter 2006 2008 Regulation on anti-fouling paints used on ships, prohibition on organotin compounds date of implementation 1 st January 2008 2008 Directive 2004/40/EC on health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields - deadline for transposition 30 April 2008 Asbestos Machinery Chemicals safety Electrical safety Chemicals safety EMF
Major dates after 2005 2008 Directive 2003/10/EC on health and safety requirements regarding exposure of workers to noise final date for implementation with regard to music and entertainment sectors 15 February 2008 2010 Directive 2003/122 on Control of high activity sealed radioactive sources Member states must report on implementation of the Directive by 31 st December 2010 2011 Directive 2003/10/EC on health and safety requirements regarding exposure of workers to noise final date for implementation with regard to personnel on board seagoing vessels 15 February 2011 Noise Noise
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