What's New

The public consultation process for PAS 8673, a new specification which provides a framework for the competence of Building Safety Managers, is now open for comments until 15 September.

A study exploring several aspects of food safety regulation, including definitions, underlying legislation, authorisation processes and production standards has been published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

The Government has launched an inquiry into the current risks of asbestos, following a large number of fatalities linked to the material.

A microwave sterilisation technique developed by researchers from three leading Scottish universities could speed up the process of cleaning ambulances and hospitals.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has drawn attention to a recently launched consultation by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) about the possible reform of competition and consumer policy.

BAE Systems’ submarine engineers, working with local company Lancastle and staff from University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust (UHMBT), have developed pioneering personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff on Covid-19 wards.

Environcom England Ltd, an electrical appliances recycling company, has been fined £35,000 for putting the local community and the environment at risk.

An international training excellence initiative is to be delivered by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) in an effort to reach a globally safer world of work.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published updated information on how local authorities should notify products that pose a risk to the health and safety of consumers and/or are noncompliant.

After a worker was struck by a falling piece of plant machinery while working on a construction site in Rotherham, his employer has been fined after pleading guilty to breaching section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974.