18th October 2021

Yacht builder fined £200,000

A Plymouth yacht manufacturer was fined £200,000.00 and ordered to pay costs of £7,138 after an employee was injured when his forklift truck overturned.  Two fork lift trucks were being used, in tandem, to lift a large load from a flatbed lorry. Part of the load was lifted to allow the lorry to move forward, but in doing so another part of the load struck the mast of the forklift causing it to overturn. The injured party was off work for five months. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the lifting work had not been properly planned or risk assessed. The employees were not aware of relevant procedures and there were safer alternate methods available which had not been considered.

11th October 2021

SI 2021/1110.

SI 2021/1110. The Radiation Emergency and Consultation Regulations 2021.  Coming into force 1st November.  These Regulations amend SI 2019/703 The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019 and SI 2009/1348 The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 to replace references to Public Health England with references to the UK Health Security Agency.

 

6th October 2021

SI 2021/1115

SI 2021/ 1115. The Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Motor Fuel Emissions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021.  Comes into force 28th October.  These Regulations amend the following Regulations as a result of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007; Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources Regulations 2011; Motor Fuel (Road Vehicle and Mobile Machinery) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations 2012 Energy Efficiency (Building Renovation and Reporting) Regulations 2014; Energy Efficiency (Encouragement, Assessment and Information) Regulations 2014.

 

5th October 2021

Consultation on new guidance for energy

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is consulting on the updated guidance for the implementation of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS) in the energy sector in Great Britain.  Consultation closes 29th November.  https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementation-of-the-network-and-information-systems-regulations-in-the-energy-sector-amendments-to-guidance