What's New

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a new industry certification program – the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Battery.

On the 6 October 2021 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) held its Safer Chemicals conference. Poison centres, the Substances of concern in products (SCIP) database and the chemicals strategy for sustainability were all topics of conversation.

The Dangerous Goods division of the Department for Transport (DfT) had been planning a consolidation of all the existing regulations on the carriage of dangerous goods, so that the UK industry need refer only to one Statutory Instrument.

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 has been amended by the Radiation Emergency and Consultation Regulations 2021.

A Quick Guide to the Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code), along with a Checklist has been published in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Transport for Wales (TfW) is working in partnership with Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion County Councils to enhance the Bwcabus service which celebrates 12 years of operation this autumn.

In 2019, the then Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) launched a public consultation on proposals for what it described as a radically new building and fire safety system in England.

After an employee successfully claimed in a tribunal case that she had suffered abuse and a lack of support, Jaguar Land Rover Ltd has signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

For many years, the European Commission was responsible for ensuring that foreign manufacturers and/or governments could not try to sell items in the EU at a price that would undercut local manufacturers.

In May it was confirmed by the Mayor of London that the capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) would be expanded in October 2021.