Our Environmental, Safety & Health team is pleased to share with you the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, frESH Law Horizons: Key Developments in UK & EU Environment, Safety and Health Law and Procedure; providing bite-size updates on EU and UK law, procedure and policy.
The updates covered in this month’s edition include (among others):
Court imposing a fine may take into account a business’s financial health in the future and the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes guidance on managing home workers’ health and safety
The HSE publishes its response on proposed amendments to the PPE regulations
Oil company is fined following a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) leak
Health and safety data: Latest workplace fatality, ill-health and enforcement statistics are released, showing a decrease in prosecutions and reporting that workplace stress, anxiety and depression causes half of work-related illness
Call for evidence on assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulatory options in Great Britain
UK REACH registration deadlines are deferred and a new model is being considered
Plastic packaging tax – updates to guidance and amending legislation are issued
Severn Trent Water is fined £1.5 million for sewage discharges
European Commission presents a new regime on recycled plastic food contact material (FCM) and articles
European Commission proposes new rules against environmental crime
ECHA announces that its scientific committees support further restrictions of PFAS
ECHA reports on widespread non-compliance of articles sold online
