Bill Longley-Cook, Author at Simplifi Solutions

30th November 2022

SI 2022/1219

SI 2022/2019. The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022. Comes into force 19th December. These Regulations implement outstanding amendments to Chapter X of the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 which relates to the safety of high speed craft.

30th November 2022

SI 2022/1218

SI 2022/1218. The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022. Comes into force 20th December. These Regulations revoke and replace SI 1999/1644 The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 1999, as amended. These Regulations implement amendments to Chapter XII of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, they make provision for surveys and add requirements to improve the safety and security of such ships.

29th November 2022

Welsh health board fined £160,000

A Welsh health board was fined £160,000 after three employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome. An investigation carried out by the HSE found that employees were required to operate handheld power tools such as lawn mowers, strimmers and hedge cutters without carrying out an assessment of the risks from exposure to vibration. There was no monitoring, or any estimate of exposure to vibration, even though employees, particularly during the summer months, operated handheld power tools for several hours a day. It also found that the health board had ignored requests from its own occupational health department to conduct a risk assessment.

28th November 2022

November 2022 newsletter

In our November newsletter we report on two items of new UK legislation, six amendments and a commencement. There is no relevant legislation published for the Republic of Ireland, but there is one item of EU legislation. We note four consultations and two news items which may be of interest. Finally there are two prosecutions which may provide some learning.