Two contractors were sentenced today after removing asbestos pipe lagging without taking the necessary precautions to reduce exposure to asbestos.
Link: Contractors fined for carrying out unsafe asbestos removal work without a licence
Source: Health and Safety
These Regulations amend the Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014 (the 2014 Regulations) (SI 2014/1964). The 2014 Regulations established a scheme for the payment of pensions and other benefits to civil servants and other eligible persons (“the Alpha scheme”). This is the third set of regulations to amend the provisions of the 2014 Regulations, and correct minor and technical issues that have been identified during the operation of the scheme and provide for the interaction of the Alpha scheme with the Partnership Pension scheme (a defined contributions scheme that is available as an alternative to the Alpha Scheme).
Link: The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
International Trade Committee publishes report on UK-US Trade Relations
Link: Committee warns Government against rushing into trade negotiations with US
Source: Parliamentary News
Computer systems
Life cycle
Management
Software techniques
Software engineering techniques
Link: PD ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-1-4:2018 Software and systems engineering. Lifecycle profiles for very small entities (VSEs) Software engineering. Management and engineering guidelines. Generic profile group. Advanced profile
Source: BSI Standards
Information
Fundamental (priority)
Data processing
Digital storage
Geographic distribution
Link: BS ISO 19165-1:2018 Geographic information. Preservation of digital data and metadata Fundamentals
Source: BSI Standards
Optical fibres
Fibre optics
Electronic equipment and components
Amplifiers
Equalisers
Amplification
Wave properties and phenomena
Optical communication systems
Attenuation
Signal processing
Performance testing
Link: IEC 62343-3-4:2018 Dynamic modules Performance specification templates. Multicast optical switches
Source: BSI Standards
Data processing
Computer programs
Network layer (OSI)
C (programming language)
Programming languages
Link: PD ISO/IEC/TS 19216:2018 Programming Languages. C++ Extensions for Networking
Source: BSI Standards
Media (communication)
Communication networks
Information exchange
Telecommunication
Information technology
Link: BS ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-21:2018 Information technology. Telecommunications and information exchange between systems. Local and metropolitan area networks. Specific requirements Media independent services framework
Source: BSI Standards
