Health and Safety

With an advanced feature set, the new IR5500 Open Path Gas Detector from General Monitors (USA) redefines the industry standard as the first and only open path detector to meet agency performance requ...

The European Commission welcomes today's vote by the European Parliament to revise legislation on the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. The draft legislation, proposed by the Commission in 2008, will strengthen the existing law by streamlining procedures for future substance restrictions and by making it coherent with other chemicals legislation1. Today’s vote confirms the first reading agreement with the Council on the revised legislation

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The European Commission has referred Greece back to the EU's Court of Justice because of its failure to apply EU rules on public procurement as regards contracts for supplies of medical equipment to hospitals. In the Commission's view, Greece continues to infringe EU law and has not complied with a Court judgment of 19th March 2009 (C-489/06).

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On 30 November, the European Commission published regulation 1103/2010 for the labeling of portable rechargeable and automotive batteries and accumulators.

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Back in September, I reported that the European Commission set up new energy labels for televisions, refrigerators, dishwashers and washing machines. Last week examples of the labels and the rules for their content and affixing were published in four Commission Regulations.

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The European Commission has amended the European Marine Equipment Directive 96/98/EC. Annex A to the directive 96/98/EC is replaced by a new annex (Annex A1).

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The Private Sector Landlords Boiler Scrappage Scheme in operation in Scotland could help to reduce emissions arising from oil boilers.Under the initiative, landlords can receive up to £400 for e...

Workers in the oil industry could have their personal safety protected through a new voluntary guide to fitness published by the Energy Institute.In an article for Mondaq, Jan Burgess, Claire Kent and...

A plumbing and heating specialist has agreed that gas detection should be commonplace in UK homes in order to reduce the threat of carbon monoxide emissions from old boilers.Richard Clarke, chairman o...

The European Commission published an update of the list of European harmonized standards that recreational craft manufacturers may use to prove CE compliance with the Recreational Craft Directive 94/25/EC.

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