1 Definitions Asbestos means asbestos or asbestos-containing materials of any sort whatsoever Asbestos Claim means a claim arising, at any time before the date by which...
Produced in partnership with DLA Piper UK LLP 1 The Vendor shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Purchaser against any and all Asbestos Liabilities. Asbestos...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
Environmental incidents often happen without warning and with significant consequences. It can be easy in those circumstances to fail to maintain a clear head about...
Legal requirements There is a legal presumption that any non-domestic buildings (and the common parts of domestic buildings) whose construction was completed before 2000...
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012) place various duties on employers to protect employees from risks related to exposure to asbestos and make it clear...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
Penalties The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, SI 2012/632 (‘CAR’) were made under Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, s 15 (‘HSWA 1974’). They are an example...
TitleDirective 2012/18/EU of the European parliament and of the council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances (Seveso...
The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 (COMAH 2015), SI 2015/483, aim to prevent major work place accidents occurring and put in place controls, so that...
Industrial diseases The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), SI 2002/2677, is one of the most important health and safety laws for any...
Produced in partnership with ELM Law Definitions Environment all or any of the following media: (a) air (including air within buildings or other structures and whether...
Produced in partnership with ELM Law Definitions Environment all or any of the following media: (a) air (including air within buildings or other structures and whether...
Definitions Environment all or any of the following media: (a) air (including air within buildings or other structures and whether below or above ground); (b) land...
What are the hazards? Around 1000 electrical accidents are reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) every year and 25 people die of their injuries. The main...
The Environment Agency (EA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have extensive, but not unlimited, powers to enter premises. Environment...
The Environment Agency (EA) is one of the regulators responsible for the enforcement of environmental law and the prosecution of environmental crime in England. Other...
Produced in partnership with ELM Law Definitions Environment all or any of the following media: (a) air (including air within buildings or other structures and whether...
Produced in partnership with ELM Law Environment Health & Safety Please provide the following: 1 Copies of all environmental reports relating to the Property or the...
Produced in partnership with ELM Law Environment Health and Safety Please provide the following: 1 Copies of all environmental reports relating to the Property or the...
This Practice Note covers regulatory requirements relating to fire safety in the workplace. For practical information about managing fire safety in the workplace, see...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001 (the English Regulations), SI 2001/2954 and the Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Oil Storage)...
This Practice Note looks at the requirements under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014 (2014 Regulations), SI 2014/1637 for operators of petrol filling...
Produced in partnership with Warren Percival of RSK Health and safety Please supply records of any of the following where relevant: 1 Health and safety certifications (eg...
Asbestos materials Industrial and manufacturing buildings (and sometimes plant) frequently contain asbestos materials. Businesses are legally responsible for managing...