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Date confirmed for third phase of new plant training standards, durations and ratios
Reforms to Building Safety Regulator to accelerate housebuilding
Reforms to the Building Safety Regulator bring new leadership, investment and process to accelerate housebuilding
Exchange of letters on spray foam insulation, May 2024
An exchange of letters between the Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety and the Health and Safety Executive as Building Safety Regulator regarding spray foam insulation research.
Winners of risk reduction through design award 2024 announced
The musculoskeletal disorders risk reduction through design award aims to inspire employers to make changes that reduce the risks of harm to their workers
Safety Case Reports: Letter to Registered Building Managers
An open letter from the Housing Minister and the Director of Building Safety regarding charges associated with managing safety in high rise buildings.
Request for regulators to publish an update on their strategic approach to AI: Secretary of State letters
Letters requesting a set of regulators to update their strategic approach to AI, with the intention of increasing the transparency around how they are implementing the AI Regulation White Paper proposals.
The Building Safety (Fees and Charges) Regulations 202[3] and proposed Building Safety Regulator charging scheme
The Health and Safety Executive is working to establish the Building Safety Regulator in line with the Building Safety Act.
Deadline for UK REACH to be extended
Government to consult on UK REACH deadlines
Elaine Bailey appointed to Health and Safety Executive Board
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed Elaine Bailey, by exception, to the post of Non-Executive Director to the HSE Board for 12 months.
Outdoor use of metaldehyde to be banned to protect wildlife
Restrictions on the use of metaldehyde
Sarah Newton appointed as new Chair of HSE
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed Sarah Newton as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board.
Landmark building safety law to keep residents safe
The government is set to publish its landmark Bill to deliver the biggest changes to building safety for nearly 40 years and make residents safer in their homes.
New guidance launched to help get Brits safely back to work
Government publishes guidance for employers to help them get their businesses back up and running and workplaces operating safely.
Guidance for businesses to register on new UK IT service for chemical regulation
Advice for businesses that use chemicals as part of contingency planning
New government guidance encourages pesticides industry to prepare for EU exit
Businesses that produce pesticides will need to take different actions to be able to supply new pesticides to the UK and EU markets in the event of a no deal.
Government encourages range of industries to prepare for chemical use in the event of a no-deal EU exit
Advice for businesses that use chemicals as part of contingency planning
Robots to fix underground pipes and help cut roadworks
New investment to create tiny robots that can help repair the UK’s vast underground pipe network and prevent disruption of roadworks in the future.
Restrictions on the use of metaldehyde to protect wildlife
Ban on the outdoor use of metaldehyde introduced to protect wildlife
Defra approves sale of Sequoia for use only in greenhouses
Defra has approved a request from Dow AgroSciences Ltd to sell the pest control product Sequoia in the UK for use only in greenhouses
Sir Paul Kenny appointed as an HSE Board Member
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Sir Paul Kenny as a member of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board.