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Regulatory updates from UKAS, the HSE and the Environment Agency, filtered to what matters if you're working towards or maintaining ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 certification: accreditation and certification-body news, chemical safety and enforcement (REACH, CLP, COMAH, DSEAR), and environmental permitting, waste and emissions rules.
Five leaks of extremely flammable hydrocarbons occurred at Fife Ethylene Plant between February 2018 and September 2019 – including one which lasted four months The leaks were discovered after Health & Safety Executive inspectors detected strong smell of flammable gas on a routine inspection – all f…
Read more →We want your views on proposed updates to the Environment Agency’s enforcement and sanctions policy.
Read more →We want your views on our proposals for new standard rules permits for new cemetery developments and closed-loop ground source heating and cooling systems.
Read more →Our plans to introduce mandatory digital waste tracking, the benefits of this change, the timelines and impacts.
Read more →We want your views on our proposal for a revised standard rules permit for storage of asbestos waste to improve the design and operation of permitted facilities in the asbestos waste sector.
Read more →Growth goals for HSE for 2026 to 2027 covering use of innovative technologies, a more agile chemical regulatory system, enabling Net Zero industries (carbon capture and fusion) and the reduction of administrative burdens.
Read more →We want your views on 3 proposed standard rules permits to cover small sewage discharge activities that are currently regulated using bespoke permits.
Read more →We want your views on our proposals for a new standard rules permit for mobile medium combustion plant which are boilers.
Read more →UKAS is aware of considerable speculation in the construction industry regarding the suspension of the accreditation of the British Board of Agrément, BBA, and therefore issues the following statement. UKAS suspended all scopes of BBA’s accreditation on 26 February 2026. This suspension remains in f…
Read more →The United Kingdom Accreditation Service is proposing to establish a project to develop accreditation for ISO/IEC 17029 Conformity assessment — General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies of ISO 14067:2018 Greenhouse gases — Carbon footprint of products — Requirements…
Read more →How the Environment Agency assesses and scores compliance with environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences.
Read more →Each year, World Environment Day offers a moment to reflect on progress and to refocus efforts on the environmental challenges that continue to shape our future. In 2026, the message is clear: ambition alone is no longer enough. The global priority is shifting firmly towards practical, measurable so…
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