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EDITOR’S VOICE


Editorial Editor Sarah Robinson sarah@opusbm.co.uk


Co-editor Ryan Lloyd ryan@opusbm.co.uk


Advertising Account Manager Paul Turner paul@opusbm.co.uk


Sales Executive Danielle Mason danielle@opusbm.co.uk


We need to talk about Brexit.


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Whilst many of you probably read that line somewhat unfavourably and with a heavy, ‘do-we-have-to’ groan, we are now entering the crunch period in UK talks with Brussels. Indeed, at the time of writing this, Theresa May has made it clear that a deal will ‘most likely’ be agreed in


the next 48 hours and as such it is becoming increasingly imperative to ask how this will affect the health and safety industry.


Having seen many UK citizens vote for Brexit under the belief it would remove bureaucratic red tape, there is a growing concern that the country could begin to see a reduction in health and safety legislation.


Moreover, in order to make ‘global Britain’ a reality the government must be able to negotiate with countries outside the single market, and in order for us to appear a viable trading partner regulation may end up falling by the wayside.


Earlier this month Britain’s manufacturers called for the current health


and safety landscape to be maintained when the UK leaves the European Union, with existing worker production and legislative requirements to be transferred into UK law to avoid cost and disruption to business. In a report by EEF and Arco, 42% of companies don’t want any change to


the current regulatory regime, whilst a further 55% want no immediate change, but would like a review of health and safety regulations once


the UK has left the EU. It seems then, that it is not just the country that is divided but businesses also.


As this is the last issue of the year, we decided to explore two areas we haven’t looked at in detail before. Human Factors & Ergonomics sees


Tomorrow’s Health and Safety talk to SafeStart Development Director David Hughes about how small changes can make big differences in employees’ daily lives, whilst in Compliance and Risk Assessment,


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SafetyBuyer discusses how narrow the margin of error is when dealing with fire safety. We also delve into Gas Detection & Monitoring and Hand/Arm Vibration.


To all our readers, we wish you a relaxing – and safe – seasonal break. EDITOR’S VOICE


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