Published on: 18 November 2021
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has updated a number of Statutory Guidance documents, which are all applicable to the marine industry for both Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The list of guidance that have been updated and are applicable, are as follows:
- Recreational Craft Regulations 2017
- Personal Protective equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
- Equipment for explosive atmospheres regulations
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016
- Radio Equipment Regulations 2017
- Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
- Gas Appliances (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
- Electrical Equipment (Safety) regulations 2016
The Statutory Guidance documents which have all been stated above, are all relevant in some way to the marine industry whether it is in regard to equipment, which is placed on a watercraft such as radios, cookers burning gaseous fuels, equipment which is used in potentially explosive atmospheres (machinery or fuel), machinery equipment, equipment which will disturb the radio or telecommunication equipment, or other components covered under the regulations.