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.
13 July 2021
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added has added eight new substances to the Candidate List, most of which are added as they toxic for reproduction, carcinogenic, respiratory sensitisers or endocrine disruptors.
13 July 2021
Power Link Machines (UK) Ltd has been prosecuted after failures to remove and manage gaskets that contained asbestos and for exposing employees to asbestos fibres.
13 July 2021
The UK Government has announced the window for applying for GB 2022 quotas for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and F gases is open.
13 July 2021
The Government has updated its guidance documents relating to F-gases as the deadline for UK F-gas qualifications or certifications passes.
13 July 2021
As was widely expected, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that Step 4 of the Roadmap out of lockdown restrictions will proceed as planned on 19 July.
13 July 2021
Health and Social Care Minister Sajid Javid has announced the details of Step Four for 19 July, which will involve the revoking of social distancing guidance everywhere in England apart from medical settings and ports of entry, and will bring an end to restrictions on visitors for care home residents in England.
13 July 2021
The Government has announced that fully-vaccinated people who are identified as close contacts of someone with Covid-19 will no longer be required to self-isolate from 16 August 2021.
13 July 2021
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has opened a consultation seeking views on changing the upper age of exemptions on prescription charges.