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<p>Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reviewing all of its Approved Codes of Practices
(ACOP) in line with Professor Löfstedt's independent review of health and safety legislation
‘Reclaiming health and safety for all' (published November 2011). </p><p> </p><p>(a)
19 ACOPs have been reviewed since May 2010. Of these, five have been revised and re-published,
nine consolidated into three revised ACOPs and five withdrawn completely. These are:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Revised</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L5 -
Control of substances hazardous to health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L8 - Legionnaires'
disease. The Control of legionella bacteria in water systems</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L24
- Workplace health, safety and welfare </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L117 – Rider-operated
lift trucks: Operator training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L118 - Health and safety at
quarries </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Consolidated</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L56
- Safety in the installation and use of gas systems and appliances. This is a consolidation
of two ACOPs (L56 and COP20: Standards of training in safe gas installation) into
a single revised ACOP (L56)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L138 - Dangerous substances and
explosive atmospheres consolidated the following five ACOPs into a single revised
ACOP (L138): </p><p>L134 - Design of plant, equipment and workplace</p><p>L135 - Storage
of dangerous substances</p><p>L136 - Control and mitigation measures</p><p>L137 -
Safe maintenance, repair and cleaning procedures</p><p>L138 - Dangerous substances
and explosive atmospheres</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L143 - Managing and working with
Asbestos. This is a consolidation of two ACOPs </p><p>(L127 - The management of asbestos
in non-domestic premises and L143 - Work with materials containing asbestos) into
a single revised ACOP (L143).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Withdrawn</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L21
- Management of health and safety at work </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L74 - First aid
at work</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L81 - Design, construction and installation of gas
service pipes </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L116 - Preventing accidents to children in
agriculture </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L130 - Compilation of safety data sheets </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> (b) A review of a further 14 ACOPS will be completed by the end of
2014. These are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>COP25 Safety in docks to be replaced
by L148 Safety in docks ACOP </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five Diving ACOPs:</p><p>L103
- Commercial diving projects offshore</p><p>L104 - Commercial diving projects inland/inshore</p><p>L105
- Recreational diving projects</p><p>L106 - Media diving projects</p><p>L107 - Scientific
and archaeological diving projects</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Three Provision and Use
of Work Equipment Regulations linked ACOPs:</p><p>L22 - Safe use of work equipment</p><p>L112
- Safe use of power presses</p><p>L114 - Safe use of woodworking machinery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L113
- Safe use of lifting equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L101 - Safe work in confined
spaces</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L122 - Safety of pressure systems</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L133
- Unloading petrol from road tankers </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L146 - Consulting workers
on health and safety</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A further 19 ACOPs associated
with changes to legislation and will be reviewed in accordance with the timescale
for legislative change.</p><p> </p><p>(c) All HSE ACOPs are scheduled for review.
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