The Health and Safety Executive has issued a Safety Notice with respect to fires on, and around, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) powered forklift trucks and other similar vehicles which have occurred during start up. The problem has been caused by a build-up of deposits in vaporiser units, flow regulators and shut off valves which cause the truck to fail to start, particularly from cold, leading to sticking valves and the mixture supplied to the engine being too rich to be ignited. Repeated starting attempts can result in the release of unburned LPG, which in extreme cases can be ignited, setting fire to the vehicle and surrounding materials.  https://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/forklift-fires.htm

HSE has issued a safety notice after identifying high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in ullage spaces of cargo and slop tanks.  Duty holders operating floating production storage and offloading (FPSOs) and floating storage units (FSUs) must regularly monitor ullage spaces of cargo and slop tanks for the presence of toxic gas such as hydrogen sulphide, using appropriate equipment. If detected, duty holders must ensure that the installation has adopted and implemented a suitable hydrogen sulphide management process in accordance with HSE’s information sheet, Managing hydrogen sulphide detection offshore.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has announced that subject to Parliamentary approval, the timeframe for acceptance of CE marked medical devices on the Great Britain market will be extended from June 2023 to July 2025. A Statutory Instrument to this effect is currently laid before Parliament.  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementation-of-the-future-regulation-of-medical-devices-and-extension-of-standstill-period