CHANGES to injury absence regulations could see reduced paperwork for Liverpool employers, according to a legal specialist.
Under present regulations, businesses must report any accidents that result in an absence period of over three days to the HSE or to their local authority.
But, following a public consultation in favour of an extended reporting threshold, the HSE will recommend that this should only be the case for accidents that lead to an absence of seven or more days.
The amendment will be brought before Parliament next February and, if passed, the new arrangements will come into force in April, 2012. Liverpool-based David Lewis, partner and head of the regulatory team at Weightmans, said the change was “positive news” for employers as it would reduce paperwork while focusing on the more serious accidents. But he warned workplace safety must remain “a high priority” for employers.
