Self-employed people whose work activities pose no potential risk of harm to others will be exempted from health and safety law, under Health & Safety Executive proposals to implement one of the recommendations in the May 2011 Lofstedt review:- (http://tinyurl.com/bizinf-313k3). The proposed exemption would not apply to self-employed people in high-risk occupations or those who employ others.

”˜CD242 ”“ Public consultation on proposals to exempt some self-employed people from health and safety legislation’ is athttp://tinyurl.com/bizinf-325a5. It includes links to an online questionnaire and response form , as well as the actual consultation document at http://tinyurl.com/bizinf-32n55 – pdf (HSE Books; tel: 01787 881165). Responses by 28 October.