§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the estimated cost to British industry of the implementation of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
§ Mr. McLoughlinAt the time of the drafting of these regulations, the Health and Safety Executive estimated that the quantifiable costs to employers would be in the order of £250,000 per annum at 1988 prices.
Employers who were already complying with existing legal requirements regarding the maintenance of electrical equipment should not have found it necessary to incur additional charges in order to comply with these regulations.