1. Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive Hot Topics Small, Medium and Low Risk Business Team

2. New HSE home page

3. Guidance Architecture

4. SBTAF e-Community site The community provides an environment for SBTAF members to access meeting papers and minutes, to share information and to discuss issues of interest or concern. It aims to facilitate communication with and between members of the SBTAF outside their regular, formal meetings.

5. SBTAF e-Community site Proposals for future use: To continue to update the appearance of the site To encourage use of the discussion facility Post Notices rather than send e-mails

6. European occupational safety & health Directives The Government is required to provide a report to the European Commission on the practical implementation of European occupational safety and heath directives in the United Kingdom during 2007-2012 HSE is currently in the process of gathering evidence for the report and is keen to hear your views by 31 December

7. Changes to First Aid Regulation Thank you to all who have responded to consultation exercise which ends on 3 December HSE has proposed that any changes in legislation will take effect on 6 April 2013 HSE has received 290 responses to date and would welcome further views from employers particularly from SMEs Suggested text for websites and tweets on 2 nd page of handout