Captain M, At the moment the bill has only had it's first reading. The contents of the bill will probably become available nearer to the second reading, which is scheduled for the 8th July this year. Keep an eye out on the link below for further updates. Once the bill has been published it can be found via the link on the left had side labelled 'Bill documents' http://services.parliame...tantsqualifications.html

I am starting to feel a bit persecuted...

The troubling issues here are surely what the definition of a "health and safety consultant"is going to be. The term has to be defined before they can decide the qualifications applicable. Good luck to them - particularly if they attempt to meddle with Reg 7 of the Management Regs. The other Bills (all on the same link above) are equally troubling. "Low Hazard Workplace" or "Low Hazard Equipment" anyone? Shouldn't these read "low risk"?

As I have said before, this seems to look at the world of safety consultancy in much too narrow a way. As you may have gathered I work in the engineering design sector - oil/gas/nuclear etc. Am I an engineer or a safety consultant? As I have too consider both aspects as part of my job. My job title is Senior Safety Engineer. When do I stop becoming a safety consultant and become an engineering consultant? If this ever becomes law, I will just call myself am Engineering Consultant or Technical Consultant or some other generic term. Seems to be much fuss over nothing and not likely to have any real effect, especially if it is voluntary only to register.

This Bill is listed on Order Paper for a second reading on 8 July 2011, although the House is not expected to sit on this day. A number of PM Bills do command the interest and committment of the Government. Leo Abse was a master at PM's Bills and managed to get a number of controversial Bills passed into law. The Health and Safety Offences Act 2009 is a more recent Statute that has its genesis in a Private Member's Bill. Jon