13 July 2021
Lack of drivers has been a recurring theme in recent weeks (see “Shortage of HGV drivers places business recovery at risk” and “Government must act on driver shortage”) being blamed, among other things, for a shortage of Haribo sweets.
13 July 2021
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is about to launch a consultation on amendments to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPER).
13 July 2021
Glasgow Caledonian University research on suicide statistics from 2015 to 2019 has shown that the number per 100,000 for construction workers rose from 26 to 29 in the four years to 2019. However, unskilled workers, such as labourers, have seen their rate rise from 48 to just over 73 suicides per 100,000.
13 July 2021
British Airways (BA) is the first airline in the world to conduct a trial of an ultra-rapid Covid-19 antigen test that displays results within 25 seconds.
12 July 2021
The use of restraint in schools should be monitored, recorded and analysed with the same rigour as exclusions, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said in a new report.
12 July 2021
Three leading commercial vehicle manufacturers have signed a non-binding agreement to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe.
12 July 2021
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to reinstate coach parking bays in Park Lane, central London, as soon as possible.
12 July 2021
Business groups and unions are separately telling the Government that it needs to be much clearer in its messaging about what happens with regard to safety measures on public transport and in the workplace after “Freedom Day” on 19 July.
12 July 2021
The EU Digital Covid Certificate Regulation entered into application at the beginning of this month and all but one of the 27 Member States have begun issuing the certificates.
12 July 2021
We recently reported that proposed legislation promising the biggest changes to building safety regulation in a generation had been introduced in Parliament (see New Bill promises a building safety overhaul).