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A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
How to transport dangerous goods, including guidance notes, authorisation notices, exception notices and multilateral agreements.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
A guide to the international regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, sea, road, rail or inland waterway.
The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods
Find out what online harms are, how to manage them, and where to report them if they occur.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
An independent research report.
Information on depleted uranium (DU) including what it is, its uses, health effects and protection from exposure.
19 waste codes are from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use. Your permit lists the 19 waste codes you can use. You must follow...
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
Information on how market surveillance authorities should notify products that pose a risk to the health and safety of consumers and / or are noncompliant.
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