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Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016


BIFA has been contacted by Renfrewshire Council regarding Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 and the outcome of its recent inspection. Members are reminded that any


BIFA adds its support to diversity in logistics


BIFA is adding its support to The Big Logistics Diversity Challenge 2020, which is being organised by Nimble Media Ltd in association with Talent in Logistics. As a supporting organisation,


BIFA will be encouraging its Members to enter a team for the event, which will take place in June 2020. Carl Hobbis, BIFA’s training development manager, said:


“By engaging teams in a series of fun physical, practical and mental team challenges, the event aims to promote the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion across the logistics industry, as well as the business benefits that result when companies improve diversity. “We are already working with Talent in Logistics


through our Young Forwarder Network to help the multimodal logistics sector overcome staff recruitment and skills challenges by recruiting, developing,


engaging and retaining the very best people, so this is a logical extension of that relationship.” The Big Logistics Diversity


Challenge will bring together logistics professionals to look at


how the sector can tackle diversity collaboratively and collectively in an informal setting. The event will also offer the perfect platform for


industry to share best practice, network, team build and help shape what the profession should do next in order to encourage a more inclusive sector. Support also comes from across the industry from


organisations such as: Aston University, Cold Chain Federation, SHD Logistics, Warehouse & Logistics News and ForkliftAction. More information about The Big Logistics Diversity Challenge can be seen at: www.biglogisticsdiversity.co.uk


Border Force contact numbers


Attendees at recent BIFA meetings have been advised by Border Force about various initiatives aimed at improving the detection of smuggled and illegal goods into the UK. One issue that Members have raised is the difficulty of reporting their suspicions to the relevant authorities. Border Force has now issued the


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following contact numbers for Members to use to advise of any suspicions they might have. Please note that there are different numbers for air and ocean.


Air Contact Numbers Tel: 0203 196 2456 (0700-2000) Tel: 0203 014 5604 (24 hours) Crimestoppers: 0800 555111


or 101 quoting reference Pegasus.


Ocean Contact Numbers Tel: 01394 303 116 (Office hours) Tel: 07920 587808 (24 hours) Quoting the reference Pandora.


Border Force has confirmed that


all reports will be treated in the strictest confidence.


weighing equipment must comply with the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 if it is used for determination of mass for: • Commercial transactions, • The calculation of a toll, tariff, tax, bonus, penalty, remuneration, indemnity or similar type of payment,


• The application of laws or regulation. Such equipment must be trade


approved and passed as fit for use for trade (in other words stamped) by either the manufacturer, an approved verifier or a Trading Standards officer. During their inspection, Trading


Standards officers checked 18 scales at the premises of 15 freight forwarders, finding a total of 22 faults that rendered the equipment non-compliant – clearly a high percentage of failures. Renfrewshire Council has


advised that based upon the outcome of this relatively small sample, it intends at a later date to visit all freight forwarders operating in its area. This is likely to be discussed


between various Trading Standards offices and may prompt national compliance inspections. All Members are, therefore,


reminded of the need to comply with these regulations to avoid legal action.


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January 2020


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