Hello,

According to the Commission Directive (EU) 2017/164 and regarding the new TWA and STEL “Article 7” “Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 21 August 2018 at the latest.” As EC Directive must be adopted by the member state before coming into force.  Until this moment, the document “EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits” hasn’t been updated by the HSE.

HSE position?

Edited by user 16 August 2018 09:53:20(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Directives do not become UK law until go through a UK legislative procedure, typically a Statutory Instrument.  As the date for transposing this has come and gone the UK is in trouble and we might well be summoned to the EU Commission to explain themselves.  Public bodies (wide term in EU law) are expected to apply the Directive anyway. What happens on Brexit Day?  Nobody knows-fun thought!

Originally Posted by: bxuxa

 

Originally Posted by: A Kurdziel

Directives do not become UK law until go through a UK legislative procedure, typically a Statutory Instrument.  As the date for transposing this has come and gone the UK is in trouble and we might well be summoned to the EU Commission to explain themselves.  Public bodies (wide term in EU law) are expected to apply the Directive anyway. What happens on Brexit Day?  Nobody knows-fun thought!

When it comes into force, how long we will have to update for example the gas monitors?

What will happen on the Brexit day? Not allot. Most of the EU Directives are in fact ILO and other international bodies recommendations.

Dunno

( the only sensible advice when it comes to Brexit!)