The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2012 came into force on October 1, 2012 and imposes that businesses that break health and safety regulations are liable for recovery of HSE's related costs, including inspection, investigation and taking enforcement action. (Ref. 120644)
“Material breach”. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) proposed cost recovery scheme is called “Fee for Intervention (FFI.)” Businesses complying with health and safety regulations or committing minor offenses will not be liable for the HSE’s expenses. Only “material breaches” are concerned, i.e. when the HSE inspector judges that there is or has been a contravention of health and safety law that requires them to issue notice in writing of that opinion to the duty holder (notification of
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