18 November 2021
A great deal of the product safety and regulatory law on which UK companies have relied for the last 40 years came from the European Union and much of this body of legislation became “retained EU law” once the UK’s exit from the Union was complete.
18 November 2021
The trade in goods deficit, excluding precious metals, widened by £5.7 billion to £39.9 billion in Quarter 3 (Q3) 2021, as imports of goods increased by £2.9 billion (2.5%) while exports decreased by £2.8 billion (3.4%).
18 November 2021
The European Commission has published a regulation correcting the Classification, Labelling and Packaging regulations (CLP).
18 November 2021
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has opened a consultation on the occupational exposure limits (OELs) of 1,4-dioxane and isoprene.
18 November 2021
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have launched an EU wide campaign on poison centres and the Unique Formula Identifier (UFI).
18 November 2021
The US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published a new lithium battery guide.
17 November 2021
Before this week’s episode of Dispatches documentary on Channel 4 titled Did Brexit work for business?, the Institute of Directors (IoD) was asked to carry out a poll about firms’ experiences of trading with the EU since the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) came into force in January.
17 November 2021
A Bradford-based construction company has been fined by Manchester Magistrates’ Court after an employee was injured at work leading to significant sight loss in his right eye.
17 November 2021
The latest Labour Market Outlook (LMO), produced by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), reveals that 47% of employers' have vacancies that are hard to fill, while 27% expect the number of such vacancies to increase in the next six months.
17 November 2021
Bite Back 2030, a charity founded by chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver, has issued a report aiming to give students’ views on the standard of school meals.