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San Marino has countersigned the Multilateral Special Agreement 345 concerning the transport of UN 2672 ammonia solution in IBCs with a vapour pressure of more than 110kPa (1.1 bar) at 50oC or 130kPa (1.3 bar) at 55oC.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding us of the controls to use to reduce exposure to dichloromethane (DCM).

The European Commission has updated the nanomaterial definition.

Amendments to the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) adopted in 2020, 2021 and 2022 by the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) were notified to the ADR Contracting Parties on 6 July 2022.

The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have released their Annual Report for 2021 to 2022 providing updates on their strategic objectives for 2023 and evaluating the longer-term impact of the pandemic.

Schools in England are unlikely to meet the Government’s EBacc target for many pupils learning a language according to Language Trends 2022, a report produced by the British Council.

A report on the approach to asbestos management of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was published in April 2022 by Parliament’s Work and Pensions Committee.

The Cabinet Office has launched a consultation seeking comments that will be used to inform the development of any future legislation required to deliver the Single Trade Window (STW).

A new report suggests that there is still a long way to go until the retail industry truly reflects the communities it serves, with women still under-represented at most senior levels, a lack of ethnic diversity among boards and executive committees and a lack of black leaders across the sector.

Monthly construction output increased for a seventh consecutive month in May 2022, up by 1.5% in volume terms, to a record high of £15,053 million (in monthly level terms) since records began in January 2010.