Regulation/enforcement

The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a national emphasis programme focusing enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting the coronavirus.

The EU Commission has issued three new amendments to REACH and an updated edition of radiation guidance has been published.

Regulatory lawyer Rhian Greaves gives her take on last week's Work and Pensions Select Committee hearing on COVID safety in the workplace, in which unions and MPs questioned HSE leaders on its response to the pandemic.

Unions and HSE leaders clashed over the enforcement of COVID guidance at work last week – IOSH magazine was there to report on it.

No jab, no job – easy to say but a minefield to navigate. As the NHS programme rolls impressively on, thoughts turn to how useful vaccine protection might be.

The HSE’s decision to use two private sector firms to carry out workplace ‘COVID security’ assessments is being scrutinised by employers and their legal advisers.

The latest episode of IOSH magazine's podcast features an interview with Aliasman Morshidi TechIOSH, vice-president of the Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health.

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has named the first head of the newly established Building Safety Regulator.

An Auckland construction company has been fined $180,000 after ignoring a notice to stop work at height while safety measures were improved.

Thanks to Brexit, none of the EU's Regulations, Decisions or Directives apply to Great Britain anymore. But how much has really changed? Cedrec's Neil Howe answers your questions.