Our Environmental, Safety & Health team is pleased to share with you the latest edition of our quarterly 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 quarter’s edition include (among others):
Health and Safety Executive runs call for evidence on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams
Supreme Court confirms environmental impact assessments should consider downstream greenhouse gas emissions of projects
UK government publishes Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
Extended producer responsibility – Draft legislation and updates to guidance on packaging data and what to collect
Regulations on waste collections in force from end of June 2024
EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive formally adopted
Construction company fined £2,345,000 after worker drowned in river
Company and director sentenced following workers exposure to asbestos
Studies find most personal and protective equipment still fails basic safety and regulation criteria and does not fit women
British Safety Council publishes article, “What did the 2019-2024 Parliament mean for workers’ health, safety, and wellbeing?”
Indefinite extension of European Union conformity marking regime to Great Britain
Food Standards Agency identifies likely source of the E. coli outbreak
Office for Product Safety and Standards updates its enforcement policy
