If you have firefighting extinguishers in your workplace that contain foam (known as AFFF – aqueous film-forming foams), you will need to ensure that by 4 July 2025, they do not contain PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid and its derivatives).
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New Simpler Recycling Rules come into Force this March – Is your Business Ready?
How good is your business at recycling? Whilst many companies have made efforts over the last few years to separate general waste and recyclable items, it is now going to be a legal requirement to do so when the new Simpler Recycling Law comes into force on 31 March 2025 (31 March 2027 for Micro-Businesses).
Applicable to all workplaces, businesses and non-domestic premises, Simpler Recycling will make it mandatory that all waste is separated in accordance with their waste collector’s provision.
New Training Requirements for those Working with Isocyantes
As of 24 August 2023 it will become mandatory that anyone working with diisocyantes will need to have appropriate training prior to using them. The onus will be on the employer to ensure that their staff have been appropriately trained, but whilst the EU currently has training options, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are still planning how to manage this change and the training requirements here in the UK.
So, Let’s back track a little and understand what materials contain isocyantes and why they are a risk.
PPE Regulations to Change From 6th April 2022
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at work regulations are changing. As of 6th April 2022, the Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PPER 2022) will come in to force. This is an amendment to the 1992 Regulations. They stipulate that the duties of both the employer and employees regarding PPE will be extended to include limb (b) workers.
Sureteam Proud Partner and Supporter of IIRSM
Sureteam are delighted to announce that they have become a partner and supporter of educational charity and risk management professional body the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).
By becoming a partner Sureteam will look to work collaboratively with the organisation and its network of partners and supporters to help build safe, healthy and resilient organisations that empower everyone to identify, manage and communicate risk.
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