RoHS extended to medical devices and monitoring and control instruments
From 22 July 2014 the scope of the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) directive (EU Directive [...]
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Data Retention & Investigatory Powers Bill receives Royal Assent
Legislation to ensure UK law enforcement and intelligence agencies continue to have access to the vital evidence and information they need to investigate criminal activity, [...]
Explosives Regulations 2014
Source: HSE The Explosives Regulations 2014 will come into force on 1 October 2014, and the Approved Code of Practice to the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations [...]
CONSULTATION: Food Information Regulations (FIR) 2013
Consultation on the Food Information Regulations (FIR) 2013 has concluded and the outcome is available for download. [...]
Employers and Illegal Workers
New information was published in May 2014 to help employers prevent illegal working and understand the fines (civil penalties) they face when they employ illegal workers. [...]
Consumer Law Reforms Delayed
A delay of approximately two years is expected in bringing into effect the proposed reforms which result in a ‘Bill of Rights’ for consumers. You can find out more at [...]
Fund for Training
Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock has announced an additional £25m of funding to be made available to improve training for new and current employees. Find out [...]
Factors in the design of order picking systems that influence manual handling practices
Source: HSE Order picking can be defined as the retrieval of stock keeping units from a warehouse according to a pick list generated from a customer order prior to the [...]
Inspections challenge construction sites to ‘Think Health’
Source HSE Poor working conditions likely to lead to ill health on building sites will be targeted this month as work continues to reduce death, injury and ill health in the [...]
40th anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work Act
‘It has arguably saved more lives than any other legislation’, writes Telegraph journalist Telegraph [...]
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