Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 21
21
Accepted
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Commission an investigation into the health and safety implications of night-time working for workers
Recommendation
We believe that the Government should take more of a lead in providing protection for workers from any damaging effects from night-time working. As a first step, we recommend that the Government should commission an investigation into the health and safety implications of night-time working.
Government Response Summary
The government recognizes the potential impacts of night-time and shift work and notes that HSE provides guidance, but has no current plans to commission a specific investigation.
Paragraph Reference:
130
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government recognises the potential impacts of night-time and shift work. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides guidance on its website concerning night work, as well as shift work, including advising on the health and safety risks and measures that employers should consider to control those risks. This includes fatigue. HSE also has regulatory responsibilities in this area, where there is a risk of a breach of health and safety law. The Government has no current plans to commission a specific investigation into the health and safety implications of night-time working.