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November 2017

The onset of winter increases the dangers to

drivers, their passengers, other road users

and pedestrians.

When driving in winter, it is worth

remembering to:

• Allow time sufficient time to demist your

windscreen and clear all windows before

starting your journey

• Adjust your driving and braking to suit the

weather conditions

• Give yourself enough space between you

and other road users

Before the weather gets any worse, it is worth

performing some basic checks of:

• Tyre pressure

• Tread depth

• Wiper performance

• Wiper fluid levels and ratio of water to

anti-freeze (refer to manufacturers

recommendations)

• Vehicle lights to ensure they are clean

and are functioning correctly

• Engine coolant

• Equipment in the vehicle, e.g. de-icer, ice

scraper, warm clothing, high visibility

clothing and snacks

Low winter sun is a particular problem and

can cause temporary dazzling and distraction

while driving. To reduce the dangers that

winter sun presents, you should:

• Reduce your speed to a point that you

can safely observe the road

• Wear sunglasses in bright sunlight

• Ensure the windscreen and vehicle

windows are clean, both inside and out

Winter driving reminder

Did you know?

According to the AA, stopping distances

can increase by up to 10 times in snow and

ice.

Did you know?

Tyre tread must be at least 1.6mm at any

point across the width of the tyre.


November 2017

A recycling company has been fined £880,000, and two people

have been given a suspended prison sentence after the death

of an agency worker who was drawn into machinery while

cleaning in the area.

Where the deceased gained access to high conveyor

Gate that was not in position

Trommel & orange shredder where the deceased’s shredded

body was found

Nottingham Crown Court heard how Karlis Pavasars working at

Mid –UK Recycling Limited at the Barkston Heath site near

Ancaster lost his life whilst cleaning near a conveyor. The

recycling line was started up and the worker was drawn onto

the conveyor, along the line through a trommel and into an

industrial waste shredder.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into

the incident that occurred on 19 July 2013 found that the fixed

gate that fenced the area off and prevented access to the

conveyor had been removed for a number of weeks prior to

the incident, which meant that workers could freely gain

access to the area. Management were aware that the gate was

not in place just days before the incident.

The investigation also found the company failed to design and

provide a recycling line which was safe for those that worked

New guards were fitted after the accident

on and around it, including separation on wheeled vehicles

and pedestrians. The company also failed to maintain

adequate guarding of the line to prevent access to it while it

was in operation and failed to train and supervise agency

workers.

Mid-UK Recycling Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3 (1)

and Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

and has been fined £880,000 and ordered to pay costs of

£100,000. Christopher Mountain, Managing Director, pleaded

guilty to breaching Section 37 of the Health and Safety at Work

Act. He has been given a 20 week prison sentence suspended

for two years and fined £50,000. Alan Munson former

Operations Director, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 37 of

Health and Safety at Work Act and was given a 20 week prison

sentence suspended for two years.

Agency worker’s 'horrific' death in recycling line leads to £880,000 fine


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November 2017

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is consulting on the

implementation of new and revised Indicative Occupational

Exposure Limit Values (IOELVs) for thirty-one chemical

substances to help protect workers from the ill-health effects

of exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace.

The consultative document sets out HSE’s proposals for

establishing workplace exposure limits for the substances

listed in the 4th Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values

(IOELVs) Directive 2017/164/EU, in order to implement it in

Great Britain.

Consultation began on 10 November 2017 and ends on 2

February 2018. The consultative document can be accessed

at:

http://consultations.hse.gov.uk/gf2.ti/f/22594/664069.1/PDF/

-/cd283.pdf

London and Southeastern (LSER) and Wetton Cleaning Services

Limited (Wettons) have been fined £2.5m and £1.1m

respectively in a prosecution brought by the Office of Rail and

Road (ORR), following the death of a cleaner three years ago.

Roger Lower, 46, who had been working for Wettons for three

months, was electrocuted after falling on a 750-volt live rail

during his shift at West Marina Depot, near Hastings in East

Sussex on 24 May 2014. The depot is operated by LSER.

Guildford Crown Court was told that Mr Lower had arrived for

his night shift a little after 2200hrs before starting work

cleaning the sides of trains with colleagues. Later that night, he

was found lying on the live rail and, although emergency

services were called, they were unable to save his life.

Cleaners at West Marina were supposed to be protected from

the live rail by ’Protection Boards’, but ORR Inspectors found

that none of the four Boards present in this location was in

use. Inspectors found all of them were leaning against buffers,

away from the scene of the tragedy.

Wettons was employed by LSER to clean its trains and the

West Marina depot was leased from Network Rail for that

purpose. ORR’s investigation revealed health and safety

failures by both Wettons and LSER, contravening the Health

and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

ORR Inspectors found a culture of cutting corners, which

exposed workers to serious risks including:

• relying on paperwork rather than checking what was

actually happening in the depot

• failing to ensure safe systems were in operation

• inadequate training and supervision.

Wettons was prosecuted under Section 2 of the Health and

Safety at Work Act. LSER was prosecuted under Section 3 of

the Health and Safety at Work Act. LSER and Wettons were

ordered to pay costs of £162,000 each.

IOELVs consultation £3.6m fine after train cleaner electrocuted near Hastings

The impact of BREXIT

The document states: … the United Kingdom has voted to

leave the European Union. Until exit negotiations are

concluded, the UK remains a full member of the

European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU

membership remain in force. During this period, the

Government will continue to negotiate, implement and

apply EU legislation. The outcome of these negotiations

will determine what arrangements apply in relation to EU

legislation in future once the UK has left the EU.

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November 2017

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual

injury and ill health statistics covering 2016/17. The figures

show that while Britain remains one of the safest places to

work, there is still a long way to go to improving figures,

especially those around work related ill-health. The annual

statistics, compiled by HSE from the Labour Force Survey (LFS)

and other sources, cover work-related ill health, workplace

injuries, working days lost, costs to Britain and enforcement

action taken.

A summary can be found at:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh1617.pdf

Estimated self-reported workplace non-fatal injury per 100,000

workers (source: HSE)

Non-fatal injuries to employees by main accident kinds

Total fines for health and safety offences

A Lancashire bakery has been fined after a 32-year-old baker

was injured at its premises in Barnoldswick.

The baker became trapped in a food-mixing machine, breaking

both bones in his left arm, resulting in an operation to remove

his ring finger.

The incident occurred at Liddell’s Bakery on 16 November

2016, when a metal pin, attaching a dough hook, caught the

baker’s wedding ring, pulling his arm into the machine.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that

Alan Liddell, trading as Liddell’s Bakery, had failed to guard the

food mixer properly meaning it was possible for employees to

reach dangerous parts of the machine when it was in

operation.

Alan Liddell, partner in Liddell’s Bakery, pleaded guilty to

breaching Regulation 11(1)(a) of the Provision and Use of

Work Equipment Regulations 1998. The bakery has been fined

£6,000 and ordered to pay costs of £3,071.70.

HSE publish key statistics for 2016/17 Unguarded food mixer accident

Key facts for 2016/17, according to the report:

• 31.2 m working days lost due to work-related ill health

and non-fatal workplace injuries

• 1.3 m work related ill health cases

• 0.6 m non-fatal injuries to workers

• 0.5 m work-related stress, depression or anxiety cases

• 0.5 m work-related musculoskeletal disorder cases

• 70,116 non-fatal injuries to employees reported under

RIDDOR

• 12,000 lung disease deaths each year estimated to be

linked to past exposures at work

• 2,542 mesothelioma deaths in 2015 with a similar

number of lung cancer deaths linked to past exposure

to asbestos

• 137 fatal injuries

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November 2017

Sarah Newton, Conservative MP for Truro and Falmouth, has

been made minister of state for disabled people, health and

work at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Sarah Newton is the one wearing a red hard hat

Her responsibilities will include cross-government disability

issues; work and health strategy, including sponsorship of the

Joint Work and Health Unit; disability employment, including

Disability Confident, Work Choice, Access to Work, the Work

and Health Programme and mental health in the workplace;

support for those at risk of falling out of work, including

occupational health and Statutory Sick Pay; and oversight of

the Health and Safety Executive and the Office for Nuclear

Regulation.

Public Whip states that Newton backed the coalition

government’s main legislative reforms of health and safety,

voting in favour of the Deregulation Act’s exemption of self-

employed people from health and safety law; and for the

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act’s reform of the civil

claims system.

An Essex based food manufacturer has been fined after a

worker had four fingers amputated while operating a metal

working lathe.

Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how Mr Mark Goodge

an employee of Marcantonio Foods. Ltd had been using an

emery cloth to clean steel shafts on a metal working lathe at

the company’s site in Barking, Essex. He was holding the emery

cloth by hand when his gloves became entangled in the lathe.

Mr Goodge lost four fingers on his right hand, broke several

bones in his left arm and dislocated his wrist as a result.


the incident, which occurred on 13 October 2016, found the

company failed to ensure the work to clean the metal shafts

was carried out safely. It wasn’t an isolated incident and their

employees had been applying emery cloth directly by hand on

the lathe for several years prior to the accident.

Marcantonio Foods. Ltd , pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2

(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The company

was £300,000 and ordered to pay costs of £8571.08.

Speaking after the incident HSE Inspector Owen Rowley said:

“Mr Goodge suffered life changing injuries in an accident that

could have easily been prevented.

“The risks involved with applying emery cloth by hand on

metalworking lathes are widely known and Marcantonio

Foods. Ltd should have done more to ensure that they carried

out the work in a safe manner.”

A Kendal based construction company that specialises in laying

roadways has been fined after one of its employees fell from

the bonnet of a tar laying machine.

Dumfries Sheriff Court heard that on 7 November 2016, an

employee of M & W Tarmacadam Contractors Limited working

at the Arkleton Estate, Langholm Dumfriesshire was standing

on the bonnet of the tar laying machine to cut the branches of

overhanging trees when he fell from the bonnet into the tar

hopper. Darren Mundell sustained a fractured back and

damaged spinal cord causing permanent paralysis from the

waist down.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive found that

M & W Tarmacadam Contractors Limited had failed to plan the

task of cutting the overhanging branches and this resulted in

an employee using the bonnet of the tar laying machine which

was not a safe place to work. M & W Tarmacadam Contractor

Ltd of Main Street, Stavely, Kendal was fined £10,000 after

pleading guilty to breaching Regulation 4 of the Work at Height

Regulations 2005.

New health and safety minister Accident while cleaning a lathe Accident while working at height


November 2017

A national manufacturer and supplier of fitted kitchens,

appliances and joinery products has been fined £1.2 million

after the death of a visiting HGV driver at one of the

company’s premises.

Richard Brown, an agency driver, was delivering kitchen

worktops to a Howden Joinery Ltd site in Workington when he

was crushed to death as a forklift truck (FLT) overturned whilst

lifting kitchen worktops from the trailer of the HGV.

An investigation into the incident that took place on 10

November 2014 found the FLT had been overloaded and that

visiting delivery drivers were not kept at a safe distance from

the loading and unloading operations.

Howden Joinery Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1)

and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The

company was fined £1.2 m and ordered to pay £33,902 costs.

A man, has been sentenced after supplying falsified diving

medical certificates to a diving company in 2016.

Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard that Daniel Tennant did not

hold a valid medical certificate of fitness to dive. A Health and

Safety Executive (HSE) investigation discovered that in 2016

the defendant was in possession of a certificate closely

resembling a genuine certificate but which had been altered to

display a false expiry date. The defendant subsequently

produced the falsified certificate to enter into a contract to

provide his services as a commercial diver.

Daniel Andrew Tennant pleaded guilty to six breaches of

Regulation 12 (1)(b) of the Diving at Work Regulations 1997

and one breach of Section 33 (1)(m) of the Health and Safety

at Work Act 1974. He was sentenced to 32 weeks

imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 150 hours

community service and ordered to pay costs of £12,000.

After the hearing, HSE inspector Bill Elrick commented: “Divers

should be aware that HSE will not hesitate to take appropriate

enforcement action if they are in possession of or use a

falsified fitness to dive certificate.”

A manufacturing company has been fined after a worker’s

hands got trapped in a 25 tonne press.

Taunton Deane Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of

Seed Developments Limited suffered crush injuries to both

hands after she was pushed under the press head of the

machine. The injuries were so severe the employee had to

have her right hand amputated.


the incident which occurred on the 11 April 2016 found the

company failed to ensure that effective measures were taken

to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery, namely the

area between the moving press head and the carriage of the

machine.

Seed Developments Limited pleaded guilty to two offences of

breaching Regulation 11 (1) of The Provision and Use of Work

Equipment Regulations 1998 and has been fined £20,000 and

ordered to pay costs of £2102.10.

Employee killed by falling pallet Falsified medical certificate Hand crushed in 25 tonne press



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November 2017

The Managing Director of a solar panel company has received

a suspended prison sentence and the company has been fined.

Gloucester Crown Court heard how a worker suffered serious

injuries after falling through a fragile rooflight at a farm in

Kemble. The worker suffered fractures to the skull and pelvis

because of this incident.


the incident which occurred on 26 August 2015 found that

Switch Capital EMEA Ltd had failed to ensure the safety of

those working on the roof, they did not install safety netting

which would have prevented the fall. It was found Mr Timothy

Dobson, who was MD of Switch Capital EMEA Ltd at the time

of the accident made the decision not to use safety netting.

Switch Capital EMEA Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching

Regulation 4 (1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and

was fined £54,000.00 and ordered to pay costs of £12,000.00.

Mr Timothy Dobson of Sapperton, Gloucestershire pleaded

guilty to breaching Section 37 of the Health & Safety at Work

Act 1974. He was sentenced to seven months imprisonment,

suspended for two years. He was also ordered to complete

150 hours community service and pay costs of £12,000.00.

Speaking after the hearing HSE inspector Simon Chilcott said:

“Those in control of work have a responsibility to ensure safe

methods of working are used.

“In this case work was conducted on a fragile roof without

safety nets being used. Had this simple precaution been in

place, the serious injuries sustained could have been

prevented.”

A Dudley based contractor has been fined after a 30-year old

labourer fell more than six metres through a fragile roof.

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how Mr Stephen

Spreadbury hired the services of the worker to help him

complete roof work at a site in Wolverhampton.

On 7 January 2017 the man was walking along a solid section

of the roof when his path became blocked off by Mr

Spreadbury who was continuing to work.

As the worker tried to move round he stepped on what he

believed to be a solid piece of roofing, which in fact was a glass

skylight that he then fell through and landed on the concrete

floor below.

The man suffered numerous fractures to his spine, pelvis and

shoulder because of this fall from height. He spent several

weeks in hospital and will never return to work as a roofer.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

found Stephen Spreadbury failed to address the risk of

working at height and on fragile surfaces before undertaking

this roofing work, he also failed to ensure that fellow workers

had the adequate support to complete this work and this

resulted in the work being carried out in an unsafe manner.

Stephen Spreadbury pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4

(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2015 and has been

sentenced to 180 hours community service and given a six-

month prison sentence suspended for twelve months.

An engineering company has been fined after an employee

was seriously injured during a welding operation.

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how on 17 November

2014, an employee of The Angle Ring Co Limited was seriously

injured after a two and a half tonne steel cylinder fell from

rotating machinery, crushing his leg and causing multiple

fractures. He was welding the large cylinder that was being

rotated on a set of floor mounted rotators. As the work

progressed, the cylinder crept off the rollers and fell towards

the worker causing his injuries.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

found a number of workers carried out similar welding

operations using rotators but the company had not properly

considered the risks associated with this work. The Angle Ring

Co Limited pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of Health

and Safety at Work Act 1974 for failing to ensure the health,

safety and welfare at work of its employees. The company was

fined £390,000 and ordered to pay costs of £24,001.03.

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November 2017

A Runcorn based cardboard tube manufacturer has been fined

after an employee’s finger was amputated while operating a

core cutting machine at Whitehouse Industrial Estate,

Runcorn.

JFB Cores Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety

Executive following the incident on 3 November 2015. At the

time of the incident the employee had been operating a core

cutting machine, feeding cardboard tubes onto the machine

which had cutting discs which rose to cut shorter lengths. As

she removed newly cut tubes from the machine the glove she

was wearing on her left hand became entangled on the

rotating mandrel and pulled her hand into the machine.

The HSE investigation found that the operation of the machine

carried unacceptable risk. Employees were required to make

contact with a rotating cylinder whilst removing finished work;

this meant there was a risk their hands would be drawn into

the cutting discs which were positioned below. This unsafe

way of working had continued for a number of years and

wearing of fabric gloves significantly increased the risk of this

accident happening.

Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard the worker suffered

severe damage to her left hand which required surgery

resulting in the loss of a finger and nerve damage in the

incident and is still undergoing treatment. Following the

incident she has been unable to return to work.

JFB Cores Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching of Section 2 (1) of the

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and was fined £18,000

and ordered to pay costs of £5,216.

Speaking after the hearing HSE Inspector Lianne Farrington

said: “This injury could easily have been prevented and the risk

should have been identified. Employers should make sure they

properly assess and apply effective control measures to

minimise the risk from dangerous parts of machinery.”

A printing firm who supply and cut paper and film for the

floristry industry has been fined after a worker suffered

injuries from accessing an unguarded printing press.

Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how Brown Brothers Group

Limited’s employees and contractors had been exposed to risk

through operation of the printing press without suitable

guarding in place.

Paul Carlton’s hand got caught when working with the press at

the company’s site on Interchange Motorway Industrial Estate,

Knowsley. He suffered immediate amputation to his little and

ring finger, and damage to his middle and index finger on his

right hand.


the incident which occurred on 23 November 2016 found

Brown Brothers Group Limited had failed to ensure that the

printing machine had been suitably guarded to prevent access

to the dangerous parts, including the gears that caused Paul

Carlton’s injuries.

The company also failed to provide those operating the press

with suitable and sufficient training. On further inspection,

guarding deficiencies were also identified in relation to other

printing machinery used in the premises.

Brown Brothers Group Limited pleaded guilty to breaching

Section 2 (1) and Section 3 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work

Act 1974 and have been fined £50,000 and ordered to pay

£5,635 costs.

Worker's finger amputated in cutting machine Inadequate guarding leads to injury


November 2017

A Manchester based office furniture manufacturer has been

fined after putting employees at risk with widespread safety

failings.

Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard that the

company had failed to comply with several Improvement

Notices, training to use machinery was inadequate and the risk

of employees gaining access to the dangerous parts of

machines had not been suitably and sufficiently assessed.

An inspection was carried out at Wicks Office Furniture Ltd in

March 2016 following a concern being raised by the local

authority. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation

found there was a failure to ensure machinery guards were

provided and used properly with a risk of employees gaining

access to the dangerous parts of machines.

During the investigation five Improvement Notices were

served including two requiring the company to assess the risks

associated with hazardous substances; namely welding fume

and Corro-coat, a powder coating paint. A further two

Prohibition Notices were also served at a later date relating to

defeated interlocks on machine doors. The HSE had previously

inspected the company in 2013 when Improvement Notices

were served regarding workplace transport and machinery

guarding.

Wicks Office Furniture Ltd pleaded guilty to two breaches of

Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The

company also pleaded guilty of breaching Regulation 11 (1) of

the Provision and Use of Workplace Equipment Regulations

1998. Wicks was fined £99,000 and ordered to pay £11,623.65.

A wood waste company has been sentenced after a worker

was killed when he fell four metres from a walking floor trailer

while manually un-sheeting the unit. Paul Littlewood died from

his injuries following the incident at R Plevin & Sons’ site in

Hazlehead.

The trailer access to the work platform located at the front

was protected by a single manually fastened wire rope. The

rope is normally fastened to a vertical post with a carabiner. At

the time of the incident, which took place on 30 June 2014 the

wire rope was hanging loose and the access point was

unprotected.

Sheffield Crown Court heard that the company had not carried

out a suitable and sufficient assessment for sheeting and un-

sheeting trailers. No automatic sheeting was used and the

protection provided was inadequate to protect workers from

the risk of falls.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the firm

over the incident. R Plevin & Sons Ltd pleaded guilty to

breaching Section 2 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work Act

1974 and Regulation 3 (1) of the Management of Health &

Safety at Work Regulations 1999. The company was fined

£216,000 and ordered to pay costs of £31,266.54.

After the hearing, HSE inspector Tim Johnson commented:

“The incident could have easily been prevented by providing

either automatic sheeting or self-closing gates similar to those

at the access point on Mobile Elevated Work Platforms,

coupled with a double guard rail along the length of the work

platform.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is to seek consultees’

views on its plans to restrict the use of around 4000 chemicals

in tattoo inks and permanent make-up.

The ECHA said that the move, which will restrict inks from

being used or placed on the market if they contain certain

chemicals above concentration limits, will cover substances

known to be carcinogens and skin sensitisers.

Only some of the chemicals contained in the proposal have

been found in tattoo inks, but ECHA has included 4000

substances in its plan to prevent others being used as

substitutes in the future.

The aim of the proposal is not to ban tattoo inks or tattooing,

the ECHA said, but to regulate specific hazardous substances

present in tattoo inks so that they are safe.

The list includes substances that are known or suspected to

cause cancer, genetic mutations, toxic effects on reproduction,

allergies or other adverse effects in animals or humans.

Fine after multiple safety breaches Fatal fall from a walking floor trailer Chemicals in tattoo ink consultation


November 2017

A new environment watchdog to protect UK wildlife, land,

water and air once Britain leaves the European Union is being

planned by the government. Environment Secretary Michael

Gove said the body would hold the powerful to account and

deliver a green Brexit.

The plans come amid concerns that environmental regulations

enshrined in EU law could be lost after Brexit.

Mr Gove wants the watchdog to be independent of

government - able to speak its mind freely, he said, with clear

legal authority.

Writing in The Telegraph, he said the watchdog would have

"real bite" but did not outline exact planned powers. He said it

was important that environmental enforcement and

policymaking remained bound to a clear set of principles once

Britain leaves the EU.

He added that the watchdog would make a national policy

statement to ensure policymakers protect the environment,

and remain grounded by rigorous scientific evidence.

Speaking to Andrew Marr, Mr Gove rejected suggestions from

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross that the UK may relax its

policies to secure an agreement post-Brexit.

"While we do want a trade deal with the United States, we will

not lower environment or animal welfare standards," he said.

"Free trade is a good thing, but free trade flounders on the

rocks of public opinion if it is used as a Trojan horse for

lowering environmental standards, so we're not going there."

The UK government has identified clean growth as one of four

‘grand challenges’ facing the country in its industrial strategy.

It states that growth through low-carbon technologies and the

efficient use of resources is one of the “greatest industrial

opportunities of our time”, pledging to help businesses take

advantage.

This will involve launching a new programme to develop world

-leading smart energy systems that deliver cheaper and

cleaner energy across power, heating and transport.

Incentives for investment in sustainable agriculture will be

increased after the UK leaves the EU and the Common

Agricultural Policy, while a new scheme will be launched to

support the funding of industrial energy efficiency.

In addition, the government is working with the British

Standards Institution and the City of London’s Green Finance

Initiative to develop the world’s first green financial

management standards.

“Two centuries ago it was our industrial revolution that led the

world. Thirty years ago, it was our bold, pro-market reforms

that set an example for others to follow. Today, our ambition

is just as high,” prime minister, Theresa May, said.

The strategy highlights artificial intelligence, an ageing society,

and the future of mobility as the three other key challenges,

stating that the government wants the UK to be “the world’s

most innovative nation by 2030”. It sets a target to increase

research and development investment from 1.7% of GDP to

2.4% by 2027, potentially raising an additional £80bn for

advanced technology over the next decade.

As first announced in the chancellor’s autumn budget, the

government has already committed £400m to the funding of

charging points for electrical vehicles, and an extra £100m for

the plug-in car grant. There will also be £170m set aside to

transform the construction sector, with the intention to create

affordable places to live and work that are safer, healthier and

use less energy.

“The industrial strategy can have a transformative impact on

the UK’s economy, driving low-carbon innovation and the

continued growth of jobs, skills and supply chains,” Aldersgate

Group executive director, Nick Molho, said.

“Given UK strengths in industries such as offshore wind, ultra-

low emission vehicles and low-carbon services, British

businesses are among the best placed to capitalise on the

growth of low-carbon opportunities and export markets."

New environment watchdog proposed Clean growth at heart of government industrial strategy


November 2017

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