5. THE WORKPLACE AND THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Changes and developments since last year

• the HSE has published a revised draft ACOP on the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations) 1992;

• changes to the epilepsy and vision medical standards were made in March 2013 affecting the minimum eyesight standards for driving and the health requirements for drivers with epilepsy;

• the Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 requiring information about conventional tower cranes used on construction sites to be notified to the HSE were scrapped in April 2013; and

• the HSE is currently consulting on proposals for an ACOP on Safety in Ports to replace the existing Code of Practice on Safety in Docks and has recommended withdrawing the ACOP Preventing accidents to children in agriculture (L116).