Archive for April, 2008

Handling Substances of Concern to People and the Environment

Monday, April 21st, 2008

A new In-company course available from JPD which can be tailored to suit your organisation’s requirements
In order for a detailed outline of the training required by your company to be drawn up, a meeting on site with relevant management is proposed.
This will identify the following
• The nature of the companies business such that the training can be […]

Reminder - Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 to be brought into force

Monday, April 14th, 2008

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (Commencement No.1) Order 2008 has been made (14th February 2008) and brings into force from 6th April 2008 the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (with the exceptions of section 2(1) (d) (duty owed to a person in custody etc. to be a relevant duty of […]

Reminder - Regulations to control noise at work in the music and entertainment sectors

Monday, April 14th, 2008

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, which have been in force in other industry sectors since April 2006, are set to cover the music and entertainment sectors from 6 April 2008 in order to protect workers from exposure to excessive noise. The two-year transitional period was allowed to the music and entertainment sectors […]

Reminder - The Water Environment (Diffuse Pollution) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Monday, April 14th, 2008

If you are a farmer or land manager in Scotland, you need to comply with new regulations to control diffuse pollution. The regulations introduce new rules to protect the water environment from diffuse pollution and allow alternative ways of disposing of certain types of slurry and silage effluent.
The new regulations make changes to the general […]

Reminder - Construction projects to require Site Waste Management Plans

Monday, April 14th, 2008

From the 6th of April 2008, all construction projects in England costing over £300,000 (for new build, maintenance, alteration or installation/removal of services such as sewerage, water) will need a Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) under The Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 which were made on 8 February 2008. The purpose of a SWMP […]

Better Regulation for a Better Environment: EHS Better Regulation Programme

Monday, April 14th, 2008

The Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) Northern Ireland has embarked on an ambitious programme of Better Regulation initiatives, to modernise and simplify regulation for businesses and achieve better standards for the environment.
Better Regulation is a significant change in approach geared towards delivering effective environmental protection and broad stakeholder buy-in. EHS is fully committed to applying […]

Consultation on draft Regulations and draft guidance for proposals for establishing Joint Waste Authorities in England

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Defra is seeking views on draft Joint Waste Authorities (Proposals) Regulations 2008 and draft Guidance on proposals for Joint Waste Authorities in England.
Government introduced powers to establish joint waste authorities in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. This provides local authorities with another model for partnership working - one which allows […]

Consultation on revising the requirements regarding evidence of broad equivalence for export reprocessing sites

Monday, April 14th, 2008

This consultation, presented by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of the Environment Northern Ireland, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government, ask for view on proposed amendments to the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007.
It discusses proposals to revise requirements regarding evidence of broad equivalent conditions for export reprocessing […]

The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Friday, April 11th, 2008

These Regulations amend the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 in order to transpose Commission Directive 2007/73/EC amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for acetamiprid, atrazine, deltamethrin, imazalil, indoxacarb, pendimethalin, pymetrozine, pyraclostrobin, thiacloprid and trifloxystrobin.
These Regulations substitute maximum […]

The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Friday, April 11th, 2008

These Regulations amend the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986 in relation to Wales (save for those parts of the Severn Crossings which are in Wales) so as to allow civil enforcement officers to remove vehicles which have been permitted to remain at rest on a road in a civil enforcement area in Wales.
Such […]