What's New

Under new reporting guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), employers must make a judgement based on the information available as to whether a confirmed case of Covid-19 in an employee is likely to have been caused by occupational exposure.

We recently reported on changes to the rules regarding the Driver CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) introduced by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to take account of difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic (see Temporary changes to Driver CPC requirement).

St John Ambulance is urging business and public sector leaders to include first-aid training in their plans for returning to work after it identified more than 60,000 of the country’s workplace first aiders will have missed essential re-qualification courses during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has announced that the Government will provide £254 million to protect and increase transport services, allowing people to travel safely and quickly while helping ensure there is enough space for them to observe social distancing guidelines.

All people coming into the UK, bar a short list of exemptions, will be required to complete an online locator form to supply contact details, travel details and the address of where they will self-isolate for 14 days with effect from 8 June 2020.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that annual test exemptions are being applied to heavy vehicles which are due to have their annual test in June 2020.

Highlighting that the average journey to school can be walked in around 10 minutes, Transport for London (TfL) has issued advice on how headteachers, parents and guardians across London can play a part in controlling the coronavirus as schools gradually begin to reopen.

Analysis by University College London (UCL) has found that safety improvements made to screens by Transport for London (TfL) has made it possible to return to front-door boarding for the capital’s buses.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), with the Department for Transport, has published a letter to reassure drivers, and to remind businesses, of the obligation to provide suitable toilet and handwashing facilities to drivers visiting premises.

We have reported previously on Government moves to adjust the rules concerning driving time to assist transport operators trying to keep supply lines open during the coronavirus crisis (see Relaxation of drivers’ hours rules: all sectors).