Bill Longley-Cook, Author at Simplifi Solutions

14th June 2019

SI 2019/1012

SI 2019/1012. The Euratom Research and Training Programme (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Comes into force on Brexit day. Revokes instruments derived from EU legislation relating to the Euratom research and training programme. The instruments are Council Regulation (Euratom) 2018/1563 and three supporting EU Decisions.

13th June 2019

Revised HSE Guidance document

HSE has revised the guidance document “Management and operation of microbiological containment laboratories”. Most of the amendments are minor. There is a new Appendix 8 – Work with Hazard Group 3 Parasites. http://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/management-containment-labs.pdf

10th June 2019

EA consult on clinical waste management

The Environment Agency is consulting on changes to technical guidance for permitted facilities which transfer or treat healthcare waste. This guidance will replace existing guidance EPR 5.07 Clinical Waste (January 2011). Consultation closes 15th July. https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/environment-and-business/appropriate-measures-for-healthcare-waste/

10th June 2019

Oil refinery fined £5 Million

An international refining company and a contracting company working on the oil refinery have been fined a total of £5.1 Million and ordered to pay costs of over £1.0 Million after an explosion, in 2011, killed four workers and seriously injured another. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive found the explosion was most likely to have been initiated by the ignition of a highly flammable atmosphere within the tank, during what should have been a routine emptying operation in preparation for further cleaning and maintenance. The investigation also found there had been longstanding failures within the refinery safety management systems and as a result the risks posed by flammable atmospheres were not understood or controlled.