-
Technical
HSE is carrying out a review of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PPER 22).
The 2022 Regulations extended employers’ and employees’ duties regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) to limb (b) workers.
Under employment law in the UK, the definition of a worker has 2 parts:
-
Limb (a) describes employees who work under a contract of employment.
-
Limb (b) describes workers who generally have a more casual employment status and work under a contract for service, such as freelance couriers, casual agency staff, and some zero-hour contract staff in the gig economy.
HSE is gathering the views of businesses that engage limb (b) workers and those workers themselves to understand how the Regulations are working in practice and whether they continue to meet their intended objectives.-
If you are an employer, take the survey PPER 22: survey for employers
-
If you are a worker, take this survey PPER 22: survey for workers
The surveys close at 11:59pm on 18 September 2026.Recent posts
About the IOR
23 Apr 2026
The Institute of Refrigeration is the professional engineering body for all individuals working in RACHP. Find out more about the IOR here.
News
What we do
23 Apr 2026
Find out what the IOR can do for you: technical queries, safety codes of practice, new technologies and professional development.
News
Join us
23 Apr 2026
When you become a member of the Institute of Refrigeration you are joining a group of specialist experts driving the sector forward.
News
Progression and Upskilling Strategy for Workforce Development
24 Aug 2026
Over the next 12 to 18 months, the IOR Industry Skills Alliance working group on Skills, Qualifications and CPD will work to develop a suite of short, stackable regulated qualifications, creating clearer upskilling and progression routes into RACHP careers.
Education
Update on 2025 Ban on Single Split Air-Conditioning Systems with a GWP of more than 750
24 Aug 2026
The Environment Agency has updated its guidance regarding the interpretation of Point 15 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No. 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases.
NewsSitemap
-
