HSE Fees for Intervention
( FFI )
1st October 2012 HSE Introduced the Fee for Intervention (FFI)
The Health and Safety Executive has commenced its "Fee for intervention" (FFI). This means that from that date, it will be able to recover the cost of health and safety investigations from employers who break health and safety law.
Further information is available in "Guidance on the application of Fee for Intervention (FFI)" (June 2012).
It looks at
- what FFI is
- who FFI applies to
- exemptions to FFI
The guidance defines what a "material breach" is as well as:
- the level of the fee (at
October 2012 it will be £124
per hour)
- what the fee covers
- the cost of third party
involvement (such as work by
the Health and Safety
Labs or professional
divisions) will be recovered
at full cost
- the situation where there is a
breach by multiple duty
holders
- administrative and financial
arrangements
- disputes and repayments
The Link below leads you to the guidance provided by HSE