Safety measures
Materials handling equipment
Hoists
Installation
Building maintenance
Inspection
Marking
Loading
Safe working load
Manually-operated devices
Lifting equipment
Permanent
Electrically-operated devices
Design
Lifting
Trolley assemblies
Link: BS 6037-1:2017 Planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment. Code of practice Suspended access equipment
Source: BSI Standards
Computer software
Information exchange
Measurement
Selection
Data processing
Software engineering techniques
Link: BS ISO/IEC/IEEE 15939:2017 Systems and software engineering. Measurement process
Source: BSI Standards
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
This afternoon the Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Rajoy of Spain. The Prime Minister expressed her condolences over the loss of life and the damage caused by the forest fires in northern Spain.
The two leaders discussed the ongoing situation in Catalonia. The Prime Minister reiterated that the UK is clear that the referendum had no legal basis and that any unilateral declaration of independence would be inconsistent with the rule of law. She added that the UK would not recognise any such declaration of independence by Catalonia.
On Brexit, the Prime Minister and Prime Minister Rajoy discussed progress in the negotiations and looked ahead to meeting at this week’s European Council.
Link: Press release: PM call with Prime Minister Rajoy: 17 Oct 2017
Source: Gov Press Releases
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
Today the Prime Minister met representatives of large and small housing developers, housing associations and local government to discuss achieving a step change in the delivery of new homes.
At the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasised the government’s ambition to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing our country today – fixing the broken housing market. For too many people, home ownership has moved increasingly out of reach, and people are finding themselves spending longer in insecure private rented accommodation that is becoming ever more expensive.
The Prime Minister outlined her plans to increase housing supply which means developers, big and small, local authorities and housing associations all stepping up to play their part.
Other issues discussed included making the most of modern methods of construction, having the skilled workers we need, helping small and medium sized enterprises grow and making sure planning permissions granted by councils were delivered into new homes.
Those in attendance also had an opportunity to set out their ideas and commitments, as well as the actions needed to remove the barriers they were facing in building new homes.
They also discussed some of the recent measures taken by government including enabling 130,000 more families to get on the housing ladder through the £10 billion Help to Buy scheme and an additional £2 billion for affordable housing.
It was a positive and collaborative meeting which needs to signal a step change in house building if we are to build a country that truly works for everyone.
Link: Press release: PM hosts meeting with housebuilders: 17 October 2017
Source: Gov Press Releases
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP said:
Last night’s announcement that Airbus is taking a stake in Bombardier’s C-Series is positive and welcome news for Northern Ireland.
We have been working tirelessly across Government to secure the future of the C-Series in recent months, and we will continue to do all we can to ensure the unjustified case brought by Boeing reaches a swift and effective resolution.
Our number one priority throughout has been to safeguard jobs and livelihoods in Belfast. While there are still some steps before the deal is completed, this is clearly a significant move forward for the C-Series and for the workforce in Northern Ireland.
Link: Press release: James Brokenshire statement on Bombardier
Source: Gov Press Releases
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP said:
I want to pay tribute to the efforts of everyone from the civil contingency groups and the emergency services who have been working diligently to help keep people safe during the last 48 hours as Storm Ophelia hit Northern Ireland.
The close co-operation between these groups mean that effective action was taken to ensure public services and people’s lives were protected.
While there is still more to do, significant efforts have already been put in to see that electricity supplies are restored and debris on our road networks is removed. The recovery operation, which has involved hundreds of people through the night and taken place in very challenging circumstances, will continue over the coming hours.
What we have seen over the last 48 hours is the resilience of Northern Ireland, the resourcefulness and community spirit of its people, and the commitment and professionalism of Northern Ireland’s front line responders.
Link: Press release: Secretary of State pays tribute to front line responders
Source: Gov Press Releases
These Regulations amend social security and child support regulations.
Link: The Social Security and Child Support (Care Payments and Tenant Incentive Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
A man who ran an illegal waste site for 15 months has been forced to sell his home to pay towards the clean-up of land off the A38 at Eggington near Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The Environment Agency took confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 against Robert Murphy, 49, of Carver Road, Burton-on-Trent.
This follows a hearing in May 2015 at Stafford Crown Court when he was sentenced to 7 months imprisonment for operating a site he did not own or have an environmental permit for.
As part of his sentence, a Confiscation Order was made, requiring him to pay compensation of £20,793 to the landowner. The Environment Agency were also awarded prosecution costs of £10,000. Murphy failed to make any payments.
He has since served an additional 12 month default sentence for his failure to comply with the Confiscation Order.
It was necessary for the Environment Agency to enforce compliance with the Order to recover compensation for the landowner who is faced with the costs of site clearance.
This required attendance at further enforcement hearings at Birmingham Magistrates Court. The Confiscation Order and order for costs has now been settled in full.
Between 3 January 2013 and 28 June 2014, Murphy used the land which belonged to a vulnerable and elderly couple to deposit, store and burn large quantities of mixed waste including metal, wood, electrical items and construction and demolition waste.
An Environment Agency officer involved in the case said:
This has been a long and involved case but it demonstrates that the Environment Agency is determined to tackle waste crime.
We hope this case serves as a message to those involved that we won’t stop the fight against this blight, and that it acts as a deterrent against those who undermine legitimate businesses within the industry.
This is a serious issue diverting as much as £1 billion per annum from legitimate business and treasury. Since April 2011 the Environment Agency has invested £65.2 million in tackling it.
We urge any landowners, farmers, members of the public who find these sites to call us immediately on our 24-hour free incident hotline number 0800 80 70 60 or make an anonymous report to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Link: Press release: Waste criminal pays up after Proceeds of Crime confiscation order
Source: Environment Agency
