Amendments to Pressure Equipment Regulations [UK]
These are the Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2015, which come into force on 1st June 2015 and amend the Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2001). (more…)
Energy Efficiency Tax Relief Extended [IE]
The SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) is now widely publicising the ACA (Accelerated Capital Allowance) Scheme : the scheme allows for tax relief on capital expenditure which can be…
- Energy
- Energy Efficiency
EPA Proposes New National Emission Standards for Aerospace Manufacturing Sector [US]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities. The Aerospace NESHAP applies to the…
GMOs: clarifications on EU safety rules
the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety reminded of the main safety rules in relation to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in his answer of 20 January 2015 to a…
New Amendments to Noise Emission by Use of Equipment Outdoors Regulations [UK]
The regulations are the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on the 1st April 2015. (more…)
[US] New Jersey adopts air permit fee increases
Amendments to the permitting fees for stationary sources of air pollution. In the New Jersey Register's February 17, 2015 issue, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection adopted amendments to…
Workers Health & Safety : HSE Report on exposure to carcinogens in the electroplating industry [UK]
HSE has published supplementary [download id="1170" template="HSE Report : Expoure to carcinogens in surface engineering"] in surface engineering. The report examines the practical efficacy of gloves in electroplating, the efficacy of…
[US] Proposed Rule Update for Effluent Analysis Methods under the Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the pollutant analysis methods that are used by industries to analyze the chemical, physical, and biological components of wastewater. EPA also proposes…
Redraft of the Decree on Operational Safety (BetrSichV) and amendments to the Decree on Dangerous Substances (GefStoffV) [DE]
The decree "on the reorganisation of occupational health and safety requirements for the use of work equipement and hazardous substances" of 3 February 2015 ("Verordnung zur Neuregelung der Anforderungen an…
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[EU] REACH compliance: EC to simplify the authorization procedure
On the occasion of a parliamentary question, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs indicated, in her answer published on 13 January 2015, that "it is too…