The Olympic Safety Legacy Construction Regulations reviewed in light of London 2012 *

United Kingdom - October 8 2012
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM) were highlighted for review in November 2011 in Professor Löfsted’s independent report on health and safety laws.

Co-authors: Jan Burgess .

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Health & Safety Executive’s fee for intervention scheme comes into effect *

United Kingdom - October 1 2012
From today (1 October 2012) the Health and Safety Executive’s Fee for Intervention scheme comes into force in the UK.

Co-authors: Jan Burgess .

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EU Parliament Committee votes to amend European offshore safety regulation *

European Union - September 21 2012
The European Parliamentary Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety convened on 19 September 2012 to consider amendments to the European Commission’s proposed regulation on the safety of offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities.

Co-authors: Jan Burgess .

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Businesses to be exempt from health and safety inspections *

United Kingdom - September 19 2012
Businesses that are classified as ‘low risk’ will become exempt from health and safety inspections from April 2013 under new proposals introduced by the UK Government.

Co-authors: Jan Burgess .

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Petroleum operator successfully prosecuted over Montara platform blowout *

Australia - September 17 2012
Thailand based petroleum operator PTTEP Australasia has been fined $510,000 (Australian dollars) in relation to the Montara wellhead platform blowout on 21 August 2009.

Co-authors: Jan Burgess .

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