by westoncompliance | Apr 3, 2026 | Emergency, Life saving appliances, Marine, MCA, Safety, UK
The MCA has published updated guidance (MGN 297 Amendment 2) on the carriage of defibrillators on UK-flagged vessels, advising shipowners and operators to carry out risk assessments to determine whether automated external defibrillators (AEDs) should be included in...
by westoncompliance | Mar 4, 2026 | Consultation, Emergency, EPIRB, Evacuation, Marine, MCA, PFEER, UK
The MCA’s consultation found broad support for the proposed regulations that update the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) registration regime and introduce mandatory Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) registration for UK-flagged ships, hovercraft and...
by westoncompliance | Nov 21, 2025 | Consultation, Emergency, EPIRB, Evacuation, Marine, MCA, PFEER, UK
The MCA had sought views on the Merchant Shipping (EPIRB and PLB Registration) (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which will update existing registration requirements for emergency position indicting radio beacons (EPIRB) and introduce registration...
by westoncompliance | Nov 4, 2025 | Emergency, Evacuation, Health and Safety, Lifeboats, Occupational Health, OEUK, Search and Rescue, UK
OEUK has published a policy introducing a 124 kg clothed weight limit for offshore workers on UK installations, developed with industry partners to address safety concerns raised by Search and Rescue operators and offshore duty holders. The policy explains how the...
by westoncompliance | Oct 15, 2025 | Consultation, Emergency, EPIRB, Marine, MCA, Occupational Health, Radio Beacons, Radio Communication, UK, Vessels
The MCA has published the outcome of the consultation seeking views on the draft of The Merchant Shipping (EPIRB and PLB Registration) (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (“the new regulations”). The new regulations have six aims. These...
by westoncompliance | Oct 14, 2025 | Consultation, Emergency, EPIRB, Evacuation, Marine, MCA, PFEER, UK
The MCA has opened a consultation seeking views on the Merchant Shipping (EPIRB and PLB Registration) (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which will update existing registration requirements for emergency position indicting radio beacons (EPIRB) and...
by westoncompliance | Oct 2, 2025 | Emergency, Evacuation, Health and Safety, Lifeboats, Occupational Health, OEUK, Search and Rescue, UK
OEUK have announced a change in policy regarding the weight of offshore workers.The new policy will be rolled out on 1 November 2025. Today’s communication allows operators time to communicate the changes to workers before 1 November this...
by westoncompliance | May 8, 2025 | Emergency, Oil Pollution, OPRED, Planning, Pollution, UK
OPRED has issued a communication to industry regarding the arrangements for planning of Tier 3 oil spill response exercises.OPRED guidance requires that Tier 3 exercises, which interface with elements of the National Contingency Plan, are held every three years.With...
by westoncompliance | Feb 25, 2025 | Emergency, EPIRB, Marine, MCA, Occupational Health, Radio Beacons, Radio Communication, UK, Vessels
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) held a consultation seeking views on the draft of The Merchant Shipping (EPIRB and PLB Registration) (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (“the new regulations”). The new regulations have six aims....
by westoncompliance | Oct 31, 2024 | Emergency, Equipment, Health, Occupational Health, Safety, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has worked with the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) to develop guidance on the safe methods of isolation of platform controls for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).The emergency stop control on the MEWP...
by westoncompliance | Sep 20, 2024 | Emergency, Emergency Response, SEPA, UK, Wildlife
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have launched the Satellite Emergency Mapping Service (SEMS).The service will thoroughly improve the way Scotland responds to emergencies such as floods, wildfires, landslides, and oil spills.SEMS uses state-of-the-art...
by westoncompliance | Mar 29, 2024 | BEIS, DESNZ, Emergency, Energy Security, Environment, OPRED, Reporting, UK
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED), and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have updated the inbox address on clerical forms changed to...
by westoncompliance | Mar 27, 2024 | Decommissioning, Emergency, Environment, OPRED
The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) has announced it will be closed for Easter weekend from Friday 29th March 2024 to Monday 1st April 2024. OPRED’s inbox will not be monitored during this time. Environmental emergency...
by westoncompliance | Jan 18, 2024 | Emergency, MCA, Renewables, Search and Rescue, UK
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has updated Annex 5 and the Search and Rescue (SAR) checklist to version 4. These relate to Annex 5 of MGN 654 (M+F) Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREI) safety response. Read more… Source:...
by westoncompliance | Dec 21, 2023 | Emergency, Health & Safety Executive, Offshore Installation, Safety, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have reviewed this Inspection Guide, which outlines an approach to the inspection of dutyholder’s arrangements with respect to the Offshore Emergency Response topic and the key areas that inspectors should consider when inspecting...
by westoncompliance | Oct 30, 2023 | Combustion Plant, Emergency, Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, Operations, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has published a regulatory position on operating peaking combustion power plant in an emergency in winter 2023. This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to comply with your environmental...
by westoncompliance | Sep 19, 2023 | Emergency, Equipment, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Offshore Installation, Operations, Safety, UK
The Health and Safety Executive has become aware of incidents of damaged and dislodged gratings that have presented risks of harm to personnel on offshore installations operating on and outside of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). People may be harmed if...
by westoncompliance | Sep 19, 2023 | Communication, Emergency, Health and Safety, Marine, MCA, Occupational Health, Radio Communication, Safety, Signals, SOLAS, UK, Vessels
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published this Marine Guidance Note (MGN) to draw attention to procedures and minimum levels of service for the testing and maintenance of EPIRBs; automatically including the ship’s position in distress alerts;...
by westoncompliance | Aug 7, 2023 | DESNZ, Emergency, Environment, Marine, Oil Pollution, OPRED, Pollution, Training, UK
DESNZ OPRED has published its annual request for information of trained oil spill response relating to the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998. Personnel with oil spill response duties must be trained...
by westoncompliance | Apr 11, 2023 | Amendment, Emergency, Environment, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Reporting, Safety case, UK
New laws related to the transmission and distribution of gas in Great Britain came into force on 6 April 2023 following a government review of gas quality regulation and a public consultation on changes to the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996. Changes will see...
