The Office for Product Safety and Standards is consulting on the long-term approach to product safety and how to ensure that the regulatory framework is fit for the future. Consultation closes 17th June. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/uk-product-safety-review-call-for-evidence. Aspects of interest are:• product design, manufacture and placing on the market• new models of supply• new products and product lifecycles• enforcement considerations• a diverse and inclusive product safety framework

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is consulting on proposals to amend legislation on the entry into enclosed spaces, including extension to fishing vessels. Consultation closes 19th July. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-entry-into-enclosed-space-regulations-on-ships

The Department for Transport is consulting on amending the requirements for conformity assessment and marking of transportable pressure equipment being placed on the market in Great Britain. Consultation closes 30th June. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transportable-pressure-equipment-conformity-assessment-and-marking-requirements-in-great-britain

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is consulting on additional safety measures for bulk carriers. The consultation covers a new Statutory Instrument; the Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2021. The proposed Regulations would replace the Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/1644) in order to implement the most up to date requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS) affecting bulk carriers, primarily contained in Chapter XII of SOLAS (additional safety measures for bulk carriers). Consultation closes 10th August. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-additional-safety-measures-for-bulk-carriers-2021