Latest News in Health, Safety & the Environment

The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has approved the creation of a new project committee to develop an International Standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S). BS OHSAS 18001 is the British Standard for occupational health and safety management systems, and provides the basis for managing health and safety in the workplace. It is the world’s...

Employees injured at work will only be able to pursue health and safety claims based on common law negligence, so employers will no longer be liable for events completely beyond their control. By virtue of section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (the 2013 Act), Section 47 of the Health and safety at Work etc Act 1974 (the 1974 Act) is amended. The amendment demonstrates that...

The HSE has published guidance to help businesses put appropriate arrangements in place for the provision of first aid, a month ahead of changes to first aid regulations. From 1 October, the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 will be amended, to remove the requirement for HSE to approve first aid training and qualifications.   This amendment follows recommendations from the Löfstedt...

    Increasing pressure  from customers, legislation and the EU means few organisations can afford to be without specialist resources or assistance in developing and implementing suitable environmental controls. Peak HSE Ltd offer a range of  Consultancy and Training services to help organisations meet customer expectations, ensure legal compliance and...

From 1 October 2013 changes will be introduced to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) that will simplify the mandatory reporting of workplace injuries for businesses, while ensuring that the data collected gives an accurate and useful picture of workplace incidents. Although the process for implementing the changes is on track for implementation from...

ISO 14001:2004 is being revised. The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) working group responsible for revising the text has produced a “Committee Draft” which is being circulated for comment to its member bodies. When published, ISO 14001:2015 will have a new structure and “common text”, following ISO rules for all management systems standards. This...