Posted By RBW100 Hi all, see below for the text of an email I got from HSEdirect today: Following the decision, announced by the HSE Board today (3rd June), to make the priced publications of HSE freely available via its website from 1st September 2009, LexisNexis confirms the HSE Direct service will be available to subscribers up until close on 31st December 2009. You will receive a pro-rata invoice for the renewal of your subscription and, on renewal you will continue to receive the full benefits of the service until 31st December 2009 After this date the HSE priced publications will only be available on their website www.hse.gov.uk. The health and safety legislation element of the service will be available to purchase from LexisNexis.

Posted By Jay Joshi It is my understanding that hard copies will continue to be priced, but there will be free downloads of electronic versions of most of the ACoPs & guidance from the HSE website. Electronic versions of Research Reports have been available free for several years, and so have been the MDHS series. The announcement was expected on the day of the HSE Strategy Launch, i.e.today

Posted By John Fraser Thats good news - I was going to purchase several ACOPS from the HSE Website over the next month or so. I will hold on now and see what the HSE make available in September. John