Construction Design and Management Regulations (Revision)
Revision of the Construction (Design & Management) (CDM) Regulations 1994 and the Construction (Health, Safety & Welfare) (CHSW) Regulations 1996 to increase the focus on effective planning and management of construction projects, specifically to improve risk management by ensuring responsibility is placed with those best placed to influence or manage it; also to take account of changes in the Work at Height Regulations. In line with Better Regulation principles, the proposals aim to reduce bureaucracy and to simplify and clarify the law for dutyholders, so they can easily understand what they (and other members of the construction project team) are required to do.

Asbestos Worker Protection - proposed second amendment to Directive 83/477/EC
Modernisation of an existing Directive to refocus protection onto maintenance workers, such as electricians, plumbers and decorators, at risk of accidental exposure to asbestos. This is an amendment to existing EU legislation arising from a set of Council Conclusions which were agreed under the UK Presidency. HSE also propose to make additional amendments to the relevant Regulations to simplify and clarify the regulatory regime.

Workplace Exposure Limit for Respirable Crystalline Silica
The proposal is to change the exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica. The current Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) is 0.3mgm-3. The proposed limit, which is still subject to consultation, would be a Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL) of 0.1mgm-3. The change would be implemented by way of an amendment to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH) Regulations.

Coal Mines (Inhalable Dust) Regulations
Regulations to control the level of inhalable and respirable dust in coal mines. The measures do not derive from EU legislation, but take account of the Chemical Agents Directive and maintain implementation of the Extractive Industries (Mines and Quarries) Directive.