by westoncompliance | Aug 28, 2025 | Electrical, Machinery, OPSS, Radio Equipment, UK
The OPSS has issued a notification regarding proposed amendments to three current designated standards: machinery, radio equipment and low voltage:Designated standards: radio equipment – proposal to amend, 27 August 2025 – publication of notice scheduled for 25...
by westoncompliance | Mar 26, 2025 | Certification, Electrical, Electrical Equipment, OPSS, Product Safety, UK
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has added a link to information on making use of recognition of EU requirements to place products on the GB market, to the GB guide.Read more…Source: OPSS.
by westoncompliance | Mar 25, 2025 | Certification, Electrical, Electrical Equipment, OPSS, Product Safety, UK
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has updated the GB guide to include the actions required if the Approved Body resigns.Read more…Source: OPSS.
by westoncompliance | Mar 24, 2025 | Chemicals, Defra, Electrical, Environment Agency, Equipment, Fluorinated gas, UK
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and Environment Agency (EA) have updated its guidance, setting out requirements for businesses which operate or service electrical switchgear that contains sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).Read more…Source:...
by westoncompliance | Mar 13, 2025 | Electrical, Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, Storage, UK, Waste
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the regulatory position on when you can store and treat hazardous waste cable without the correct waste codes on your permit or exemption.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Dec 12, 2024 | Certification, Electrical, Electrical Equipment, OPSS, Product Safety, UK
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has amended statutory guidance following legislation to extend recognition of CE marking on products being placed on the Great Britain (GB) market which came into effect on 1 October 2024.This guide is for businesses...
by westoncompliance | Dec 12, 2024 | Certification, Electrical, Electrical Equipment, OPSS, Product Safety, UK
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has amended statutory guidance following legislation to extend recognition of CE marking on products being placed on the Great Britain (GB) market which came into effect on 1 October 2024.This guide is for businesses...
by westoncompliance | Nov 14, 2024 | Electrical
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) have updated safety standards for low voltage electrical equipment, supporting the 2016 Electrical...
by westoncompliance | Sep 26, 2024 | Electrical, Environment Agency, Equipment, UK, Waste
The Environment Agency (EA) has published new guidance to help organisations decide when they are dealing with EEE and when they are dealing with WEEE.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Sep 26, 2024 | Electrical, Environment Agency, Equipment, Onshore, UK, Waste
The Environment Agency (EA) has removed the section on ‘Exporting WEEE, treated WEEE and used electrical and electronic equipment’, as there is now a separate GOV.UK guide covering this.A link to this guide has been added as related content in the...
by westoncompliance | Feb 29, 2024 | Data, Electrical, Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, UK, Waste
The Environment Agency (EA) has published a list of data input requirements and Environment Agency service levels (known as ‘outputs’). These apply to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers, producer compliance schemes (PCSs), approved authorised...
by westoncompliance | Feb 19, 2024 | BEIS, Department for Business and Trade, Electrical, OPSS, Safety, Standards, UK
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have amended a notice of publication for the designated standards: low voltage. The notice...
by westoncompliance | Feb 8, 2024 | Electrical, Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, Storage, UK, Waste
The Environment Agency (EA) has extended the RPS review date to 31 December 2024. This RPS applies if you store and treat non-WEEE waste electrical and telecommunications cable that is hazardous waste and coded as either: 17 04 10* from construction and...
by westoncompliance | Jan 4, 2024 | Electrical, Installation, MCA, Safety, UK, Vessels
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published this Marine Guidance Note (MGN) to provide the marine industry with best practice guidance to facilitate safe and environmentally friendly battery solutions for vessels utilising lithium-ion marine batteries as...
by westoncompliance | Oct 17, 2023 | Consultation, Defra, Electrical, UK, Waste
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is seeking views on whether they should set a compliance fee for 2023. They also want views on the proposal for managing this year’s fee. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 12 November 2023. Read...
by westoncompliance | Jul 20, 2023 | DESNZ, Electrical, Electrification, Environment, Net Zero, UK
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is currently calling for evidence on how to enable industry to switch away from fossil fuels to electricity. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 20 October 2023. Read more… Source:...
by westoncompliance | Jul 12, 2023 | BEIS, Consultation, DESNZ, Electrical, Environment, Renewables, UK
Between December 2022 and February 2023, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) now know as the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) sought views on potential amendments to future rounds of the Contracts for Difference...
by westoncompliance | Jul 4, 2023 | Dangerous Substances, Electrical, Equipment, Hazardous Materials, UK
These Regulations amend Schedule A2 to the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3032, “the RoHS Regulations”) as they apply in England and Wales and Scotland. Regulation 2(2) replaces...
by westoncompliance | May 1, 2023 | Accident, Construction, Electrical, Equipment, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Maintenance/Repairs, Onshore, Safety, UK
This new guidance is aimed at those responsible for planning and subsequent management, and those who control the installation and use of electrical systems and equipment on construction sites. This guidance explains what to do to reduce the risk of accidents...
by westoncompliance | Jan 17, 2023 | BEIS, Electrical, Environment, Renewables, UK
This exemption notice, published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), sets out the procedure generators must follow if they want to be exempted from their temporary site exclusion and compete in the 5th allocation round, due to open...
