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Safeguarding of Workers (Machinery and Woodworking Machines) (Jersey) Regulations 1967: Proposed revocation

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A decision made on 16 April 2014:

Decision Reference: MD – S – 2014 - 0037

Decision Summary Title :

Proposal to revoke the Safeguarding of Workers (Machinery and Woodworking Machines) (Jersey) Regulations, 1967

Date of Decision Summary:

 9th April 2014

Decision Summary Author:

 

Director of Health and Safety

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Proposal to revoke the Safeguarding of Workers (Machinery and Woodworking Machines) (Jersey) Regulations, 1967

Date of Written Report:

9th April 2014

Written Report Author:

Director of Health and Safety

 

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:

Proposal to revoke the Safeguarding of Workers (Machinery and Woodworking Machines) (Jersey) Regulations, 1967

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the draft Regulations which have been prepared to provide for the revocation of the Safeguarding of Workers (Machinery and Woodworking Machines) (Jersey) Regulations, 1967, and the accompanying report, and instructed that the draft Regulations be lodged ‘au Greffe’.

Reason(s) for Decision:

The decision by the Minister to recommend the revocation of Regulations which are considered to be outdated and obsolete.

Resource Implications:

There are no implications for the financial or manpower resources of the States.

Action required:

The Director of Health and Safety to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the draft Regulations to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for debate by the States.

Signature:

Position:

 

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

Safeguarding of Workers (Machinery and Woodworking Machines) (Jersey) Regulations 1967: Proposed revocation

Proposal to Revoke the Safeguarding of Workers (Machinery and Woodworking Machines) (Jersey) Regulations, 1967

 

 

1.  SUMMARY

 

The Minister has previously recognised that the current health and safety regulations governing the safe use of machinery in the workplace are outdated and obsolete, and requested that draft Regulations be prepared to revoke the existing Safeguarding of Workers (Machinery and Woodworking Machines) (Jersey) Regulations, 1967 (“current Regulations”).

 

The draft Regulations, the Safeguarding of Workers (Machinery and Woodworking Machines) (Revocation) (Jersey) Regulations 201-, which are intended to revoke the current Regulations have now been prepared. The Minister is therefore requested to agree to the wording of the draft Regulations and accompanying report and lodge them ‘au Greffe’.

 

2.  BACKGROUND

 

The Minister has previously recognised that the current Regulations are outdated and obsolete.

 

It is considered that the general duties under Part 2 of the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law, 1989, (“the Law”) provide effective legal controls for the safe use of machinery in the workplace. 

 

In addition, it is noted that the introduction of an Approved Code of Practice for The Safe Use of Woodworking Machinery (Woodworking ACoP), which came into force on the 1st July 2011, and an Approved Code of Practice for Safety in the Use of Machinery (Machinery ACoP), which came into force on the 1st March 2014, has resulted in practical guidance on the application of the duties under Part 2 of the Law to the safe use of woodworking machinery and other types of machinery.

 

It is considered that the introduction of the Woodworking ACoP and the Machinery ACoP has now provided the opportunity to propose the revocation of the current Regulations.

 

 

3.  RECOMMENDATION

 

The Minister is requested to agree to the wording of the draft Regulations and accompanying report and for the draft Regulations to be lodged ‘au Greffe’.

 

 

 

 

Colin Myers

Director of Health and Safety

 

9th April 2014

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