Recycling responsibility is changing for UK organisations responsible for packaging. Three separate regulations were issued in recent weeks introducing packaging waste targets for 2023 in the UK with material specific recycling obligation…
Figures published by the HSE on 23 November show that the number of workers in Great Britain with a work-related illness is an estimated 1.8 million. Approximately half of the…
As the deadline for when businesses need to use the UKCA mark has been extended, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has updated a number of its guidance…
The Health and Safety Executive has issued guidelines to help disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions succeed at work. The guidance states what employers can do to support…
The government has introduced new telecoms security legislation in Parliament, along with a draft code of practice. The Electronic Communications (Security Measures) Regulations 2022 which are published on 5 September 2022,…
The Autumn legislative programme was published by the Government Chief Whip Jack Chambers TD on 14 September 2022. It contains 38 bills for publication and priority drafting by Ministers in the…
HSE is inspecting industrial facilities that employ silica-containing products. Silica is a naturally occurring material that may be found in most stone, rocks, sand, and clay. Respirable crystalline silica (RCS)…
The Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 builds on the Government’s commitment to achieving a circular economy, as set out in the 2020 Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy…
HSE has published a revised version of publication Fire safety in construction (HSG168), which applies to the UK. It aims to help companies achieve good fire safety management and compliance with…
Legal powers to limit people’s exposure to asbestos in their place of work will come into effect in the Isle of Man on 1 August 2022. The Control of Asbestos (Application)…