by westoncompliance | Mar 12, 2024 | Firearms, Health and Safety, Licensing, Occupational Health, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has recently published updates to the licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law and for applying for approvals. These updates have removed outdated information and added links to relevant pages, where required. Read more… Source: Home...
by westoncompliance | Nov 21, 2023 | Chemicals, Exports, Health and Safety, Permits and Licences, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated the guidance on hazardous chemicals to include Prior Informed Consent (PIC) requirements.Read more…Source: Home Office and HSE
by westoncompliance | Oct 10, 2023 | Fire, Occupational Health, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published about how to conduct routine checks on fire doors and provide information to residents. This guide is aimed at Responsible Persons carrying out simple checks upon a fire door. It is based on the assumption that the fire risk assessment...
by westoncompliance | Oct 3, 2023 | Fire, Occupational Health, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published guidance to help you understand your duties under fire safety laws in England and find out whether you are a Responsible Person or Duty Holder under the Fire Safety Order and what responsibilities you have for fire safety. This guide has...
by westoncompliance | Oct 3, 2023 | Fire, Occupational Health, Onshore, Safety, Sanctions, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published guidance documents on fire safety law and guidance for those who have a legal duty for fire safety in a relevant building to help them meet those duties. The legislative guidance ‘Fire Safety Order: Enforcement and sanctions for...
by westoncompliance | Oct 3, 2023 | Enforcement, Fire, Occupational Health, Onshore, Safety, Sanctions, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published this guide to explain how the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (as amended) (“the FSO”) is enforced and advises of the sanctions that are available to Enforcing Authorities if you fail to comply with this legislation. This guide...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, Storage, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for factories and warehouses. This guide gives advice about completing a fire safety risk assessment for all employers, managers, occupiers and owners of...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for offices and shops. This guide gives advice about completing a fire safety risk assessment for all employers, managers, occupiers and owners of premises...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Disability, Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published this guide as a supplement, to be read alongside the other risk assessment guides in this series. It provides extra information on accessibility and means of escape for disabled people. The guide has been published by the Secretary of...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published a 5-step checklist to help people responsible for the simplest premises to complete a fire safety risk assessment. This guide has been published by the Secretary of State under Article 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published guidance for people who have responsibilities under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. You will have such responsibilities if, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, you are a responsible person to whom the...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published a guide by the Secretary of State under Article 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) to assist responsible persons in meeting their duties under the FSO. The Fire Safety Act clarifies the parts of a premises that...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published new guidance for people who have responsibilities under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 which has been amended by Section 156 of the Building Safety Act. This guide to understand what new responsibilities you have for...
by westoncompliance | Aug 17, 2022 | Defra, Department for Transport, Marine, Security, The Home Office, UK, Vessels
The national strategy for maritime security (NSMS) sets out the government’s approach to maritime security over the next 5 years. Read more… Source: Department for Transport, Defra, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Home Office and Ministry of...
by westoncompliance | Jan 6, 2022 | Equipment, Firearms, Licensing, Permits and Licences, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has recently revised its guidance on firearms licensing law. The document provides guidance on firearms licensing legislation for anyone who is involved in licensing firearms or who has an interest in firearms or shotguns for either work or leisure...
