The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) issue a joint statement to provide workers with information about the risks to their health and the actions their employers must take – especially for those continuing to work away from home.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) issue details of when and how you should report coronavirus incidents under RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013).
BSI Group, also known as the British Standards Institution, publish a suit of risk and business continuity standards to assist British businesses navigate the challenges they face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SEPA publish its overarching regulatory position on Covid-19 with respect to waste management activities.
If you need a password to the ESA Members Area please contact: a-mccarthy@esauk.org
HSE Guidance on the qualifying grounds for extending divers’ certificates of medical fitness where they will expire soon.
If a diver has a 12 months certificate of medical fitness to dive which expires on or after 16 March 2020, and cannot get a medical re-examination with an approved medical examiner of divers (AMED) because of coronavirus, their certificate may be accepted until 1 June 2020.
HSE on face fit testing and the measures that should be taken to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
A fit test should be carried out before employees wear RPE for the first time. Follow our guidance on additional measures to minimise the risk of transmission during face-fit testing.
For the latest guidance and information from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for employers and employees please click here.
Contents
- HSE issues exemption for the manufacture and supply of biocidal hand sanitiser products in UK
- Updates and guidance
- Request for stakeholder feedback
A discussion with Q&A for local authorities and the private sector.
Featuring a range of waste sector experts, letsrecycle.com is hosting a FREE to watch webinar providing information about the coronavirus pandemic and how it relates to waste and recycling.
Topics are expected to be wide-ranging with a particular focus on health and safety around operational issues, collection services and the impact on recycling markets and reprocessing industries.
| Our Branch has received a request from a Lead Health and Safety Practitioner within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSCCG) for the loan of Portacount equipment model 8040 or 8048 and accessories to undertake face fit testing for respirator masks.
They need to be fully calibrated/certified for immediate use by Health and Safety Practitioners within NHSGGC. This equipment may also be required by other NHS Boards in Scotland. If you can help or know of someone that can help please contact Elaine, Lead Health and Safety Practitioner direct on 07724148826. Thanks Branch Executive
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Please see attached SEPA’s COVID-19 regulatory position, which notes:
- Recycling services should be maintained for as long as possible in line the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012
- Flexibility around Certificate of Technical Competence (CoTC)
- Contact SEPA directly with any concerns complying with permit conditions
- Duty of Care obligations to be maintained
- Use of electronic waste transfer notes where possible (drivers may sign on behalf of waste producers)
- Where paper transfer notes are used both parties retain their own copy, mark it with “CV19” instead of a physical signature.
- Flexibility around special waste consignment notes (bespoke notes, or electronic notes etc)
- Flexibility around TFS (submission of documents etc electronically)