by westoncompliance | Jun 2, 2026 | OEUK, Risk Assessment, UK
OEUK has published the second issue of its guidelines on increasing awareness of the need to manage cumulative risk.The principal application of these guidelines is to give decision-makers such as offshore installation managers (OIMs), operations managers and asset...
by westoncompliance | May 29, 2026 | Environment, Environment Agency, Flood Risk, Onshore, Planning, Risk Assessment, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the ‘Research the development site’ and ‘Get information about other sources of flood risk’ sections, of their guidance on when a flood risk assessment as part of your planning application is required,...
by westoncompliance | May 29, 2026 | Environment, Environment Agency, Flood Risk, Onshore, Risk Assessment, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment, specifically the ‘What to include in your FRA’.This section now contains more information regarding what is needed in the FRA regarding surface water...
by westoncompliance | May 13, 2026 | Carcinogens and Mutagens, Health and Safety, Marine, MCA, Risk Assessment, UK
The MCA has updated guidance on the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Carcinogens and Mutagens) Regulations 2007, explaining the legal duties of employers to protect workers from exposure to cancer-causing or genetic mutation-causing...
by westoncompliance | May 12, 2026 | Hazards, Marine, MCA, Risk Assessment, UK
The MCA has published a new amendment to the marine guidance note which provides shipowners with links to information to maintain awareness of hazards and risks which are causing accidents to inform risk assessments and procedures.Amendment 6 includes the most recent...
by westoncompliance | Jan 7, 2026 | Equipment, Marine, MCA, Risk Assessment, Safety, UK, Vessels
The MCA has published MGN 659 (M+F) Amendment 3 to provide updated guidance on applying the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Entry into Enclosed Spaces) Regulations 2022, replacing the previous edition and reflecting IMO best practice; the guidance explains the...
by westoncompliance | Dec 3, 2025 | Defra, Environment, Environment Agency, Noise, Onshore, Risk Assessment, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Defra have updated the section ‘Risks from noised and vibration’, which has been amended to reflect the recent publication of ‘Noise and vibration: Environmental permit application guidance’ with the Noise...
by westoncompliance | Nov 3, 2025 | Marine, MCA, Occupational Health, Risk Assessment, UK, Working at Height
The MCA has published amendment 4 of this marine guidance note, which concerns the protection of maritime workers from the risks associated with working at height.This notice should be read in conjunction with MGN 587 (F) amendment 1 ILO work in fishing...
by westoncompliance | Oct 23, 2025 | Environment, Environment Agency, Flood Risk, Onshore, Risk Assessment, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the ‘Sequential and exception tests’ section with more details on when a development is exempt from the sequential test.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Oct 1, 2025 | Carbon Capture and Storage, NSTA, Risk Assessment, UK
The NSTA has moved to support the growing carbon storage industry by issuing a set of Stewardship Expectations to help licensees meet their obligations in this growing industry.The five areas covered by the Expectations are: Risk assessment Appraisal...
by westoncompliance | Aug 28, 2025 | Environment Agency, Flood Risk, Onshore, Risk Assessment, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated information on four pages due to planned changes to flood map for planning, recent policy changes to national planning policy framework (NPPF), publication of a fire risk assessment (FRA) template, and new national standards for...
by westoncompliance | May 5, 2025 | Accidents, Hazards, Marine, MCA, Occupational Health, Risk Assessment, UK
The MCA has published an amendment to MGN 484, providing shipowners with information about maintaining awareness of hazards and risks which are causing accidents, to inform risk assessments and procedures.This notice should be read in conjunction with the Merchant...
by westoncompliance | Apr 11, 2025 | Environment Agency, Onshore, Planning, Risk Assessment, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has provided additional guidance to ensure flood risk assessments (FRAs) appraise the suitability of flood risk datasets before use. Read more… Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Apr 11, 2025 | Environment Agency, Onshore, Planning, Risk Assessment, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has added information to clarify limitations of datasets shown on ‘Flood Map for Planning’. Additional guidance has been provided on the use of flood modelling and data to map functional floodplain, as well as guidance to ensure...
by westoncompliance | Apr 11, 2025 | Environment Agency, Onshore, Planning, Risk Assessment, UK, Water
The Environment Agency (EA) has amended guidance, signposting new flood and coastal erosion risk data and providing advice on its use and to reflect revised policy on sustainable drainage systems in the December update to the National Planning Policy Framework.Read...
by westoncompliance | Apr 8, 2025 | Defra, Discharge, Environment, Risk Assessment, UK, Water
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking views on changes which the UK government is proposing to make to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016. These proposals relate to England and Wales only,...
by westoncompliance | Mar 26, 2025 | Environment Agency, Onshore, Planning, Risk Assessment, UK, Water
The Environment Agency (EA) has amended guidance, signposting new flood and coastal erosion risk data and provided advice on its use and to reflect revised policy on sustainable drainage systems in the December update to the National Planning Policy Framework.Read...
by westoncompliance | Mar 26, 2025 | Environment Agency, Onshore, Planning, Risk Assessment, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has amended this guidance, signposting new flood and coastal erosion risk data and providing advice on its use, and to reflect revised policy on sustainable drainage systems in the December update to the National Planning Policy...
by westoncompliance | Mar 26, 2025 | Environment Agency, Onshore, Planning, Risk Assessment, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated guidance, signposted new flood and coastal erosion risk data and provided advice on its use. The EA has also added advice on maintaining SFRAs to ensure best use of new and emerging datasets, clarified the use of new flood risk...
by westoncompliance | Mar 26, 2025 | Environment Agency, Onshore, Planning, Risk Assessment, UK, Water
The Environment Agency (EA) has amended guidance, signposting new flood and coastal erosion risk data and providing advice on its use and to reflect revised policy on sustainable drainage systems in the December update to the National Planning Policy Framework.Read...
