by westoncompliance | Mar 29, 2024 | Chemicals, Consultation, Defra, Environment, Onshore, Policy, Pollution, Risk, UK
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) invites stakeholders to comment on the Risk Management Evaluation (RME) for chlorpyrifos, a proposed POP ahead of a meeting of the POPs Review Committee (POPRC). Comments and/or queries should be directed...
by westoncompliance | Feb 29, 2024 | Environment, Health & Safety Executive, Marine, MCA, Noise, Risk, UK, Vibration
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published this notice outlining the codes of practice and how to obtain them. Amendment 3 only extends the expiry date and price of publications. HSE guidance is due to be amended and may be incorporated within the next...
by westoncompliance | Jan 18, 2024 | Onshore, Risk, Safety, Safety case, UK
These Regulations are the sixth commencement regulations made under the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30) (“the Act”). Regulation 2 brings into force various sections in Part 4 of the Act. Read more… Source: HMSO.
by westoncompliance | Jan 10, 2024 | Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Occupational Health, Risk, Transport, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance about the crush risk for lorry loaders with powered ‘tilting’ (also known as ‘swing-up’ or ‘rotating’) stabilisers. Read more… Source: HSE.
by westoncompliance | Jan 9, 2024 | Health & Safety Executive, Occupational Health, Risk, UK, Vibration
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published an assessment for risk of vibration. The risk assessment aims to help you decide what you need to do to ensure the health and safety of your employees who are exposed to vibration. Read more… Source:...
by westoncompliance | Dec 7, 2023 | MCA, Navigation, Offshore wind, Renewables, Risk, UK
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published guidance about how wind farms and wave and tidal energy devices can endanger navigation, emergency response operations, marine radar and GPS communications. The guidance has been updated with a link to a newer...
by westoncompliance | Nov 23, 2023 | Defra, Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, Permits and Licences, Risk, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have published guidance for when you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment....
by westoncompliance | Nov 22, 2023 | Environment Agency, Onshore, Risk, SEPA, UK
The Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) have announced an update to the H1 Risk assessment tool along with the accompanying guidance. Read more…...
