by westoncompliance | Oct 30, 2025 | Environment, Onshore, Radiation, Regulatory Process, SEPA, UK, Waste, Water
SEPA has today released a ‘Navigating Regulatory Change Toolkit’ to help companies understand how their current authorisation will transition under the new Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (EASR). This will help identify which type...
by westoncompliance | Apr 28, 2025 | HMSO, Radiation, UK
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 14(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (“the Act”).The Secretary of State is a relevant national authority for the purposes of section 14(1) of the...
by westoncompliance | Apr 30, 2024 | Consultation, Environment, Onshore, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, Security, SEPA, UK
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published a consultation about implementing the recently updated Security Requirements for Radioactive Sources 2024.You can respond to this consultation online. If you need any assistance, please...
by westoncompliance | Oct 10, 2023 | Consents, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Occupational Health, Radiation, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance on ionising radiation. Before carrying out most work with ionising radiation or working in an atmosphere containing radon above a certain level, employers must notify or apply to the Health and Safety...
by westoncompliance | Oct 3, 2023 | Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Occupational Health, Radiation, Reporting, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has created a new collection of pages to help you navigate through guidance for protecting people working with ionising radiation. From the overview screen, you can now access pages on: – how to notify, register and get...
by westoncompliance | Sep 27, 2023 | Consents, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Occupational Health, Radiation, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are changing some of the processes associated with the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17), as a result of recommendations made by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The main changes for employers are the:...
by westoncompliance | Sep 22, 2023 | Accident, Decommissioning, Health, Occupational Health, Offshore Installation, OMAR, OPRED, Radiation, UK
The Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR) and The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) have published this guidance document which outlines an approach to inspection of dutyholder’s arrangements for managing health risks offshore...
by westoncompliance | Aug 25, 2023 | Fees, Health & Safety Executive, Radiation, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is changing part of its regulatory approach to regulating under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17). From 1 October 2023, employers will need to submit more information when applying for registration or consent for...
by westoncompliance | Aug 1, 2023 | Consents, Dangerous Substances, Fees, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, Safety, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is changing part of its regulatory approach to regulating under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17). These changes are a result of recommendations made by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). From 1 October...
by westoncompliance | Feb 2, 2023 | Dangerous Substances, Environment, Environment Agency, Permits and Licences, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, UK
This guidance looks at the non-nuclear radioactive substances regulation (RSR), when you need a permit, types of permits, how to apply, change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit. The ‘contact us’ section has been updated with new contact details....
by westoncompliance | Jan 25, 2023 | Accident, Environment, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, OMAR, Permits and Licences, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, UK
The Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR) has issued a revised version of Operations Notice 4. The previous version of the ON was published in August 2017. The regulatory framework governing radioactive substances in the UK has been updated: – The Radioactive...
by westoncompliance | Jan 24, 2023 | Accident, Consents, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, OMAR, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, UK
The Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR) has issued an up-to-date version of Operations Notice 34 which includes reference to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017. The previous version, published in August 2017, referred to the 1999 version of the regulations....
by westoncompliance | Jan 18, 2023 | Emergency, Health and Safety, Medical, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, Safety, UK
These Regulations revoke and replace the Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/33) (“the 2021 Regulations”) . The Regulations fix or determine the fees payable by an applicant to, in most cases, the Health and Safety Executive, in respect...
by westoncompliance | Dec 15, 2022 | Consultation, Environment, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, Regulatory Process, SEPA
The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations (EASR) came in to force in 2018 for radioactive substances activities and replaced the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (RSA). Now that the regulations have been in force for more than four years, SEPA is seeking...
by westoncompliance | Dec 14, 2022 | BEIS, Environment, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, Safety, UK
This document provides guidance on the application of the regulations and the administrative procedures that will be used by government in reaching justification decisions. The guidance has been updated to reflect the new mailbox address for the Justification...
by westoncompliance | Oct 7, 2022 | Consents, Health, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Occupational Health, Permits and Licences, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)’s Health and Work Conference 2022 will be taking place on 15 November 2022. This year, a session will be run by HSE Specialist Inspectors (Radiation), supported by the HSE radiation policy team. The session will walk...
by westoncompliance | May 9, 2022 | Amendment, Health and Safety, Marine, MCA, Occupational Health, Radiation, UK, Vessels
This Marine Guidance Note provides guidance on the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Artificial Optical Radiation) Regulations 2010. Artificial optical radiation originates from a very wide range of sources from normal indoor lighting...
by westoncompliance | Apr 26, 2022 | Consultation, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is currently reviewing the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 and want to hear from stakeholders across a range of sectors about how the regulations are working for them. The survey will close on 30th May 2022. Read more…...
by westoncompliance | Mar 14, 2022 | Environment, Permits and Licences, Pollution, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, SEPA, UK
SEPA has updated the following documents on its webpage ‘Application Forms’ found under ‘Regulations’ > ‘Authorisations and Permits’. Pollution, Prevention and Control (PPC) Part A Installations (Part B): For a permit Radioactive...
by westoncompliance | Jan 5, 2022 | COVID-19, Environment, Environment Agency, Radiation, Radioactive Substances, Waste
This guidance from the Environment Agency (EA) details when you cannot transfer radioactive waste because of coronavirus (COVID-19) business disruption. The EA has extended the expiry date to 31st March 2022 and clarified that using this RPS does not alter your legal...
