Electricity supplier, Electricity North West Ltd, have been fined following the death of a worker.
Mr John Flowers, an experienced linesman, died after falling 6 metres while carrying out r...
The owner and operator of the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, Essar Oil UK, has been fined following an explosion at their refinery.
During the start up of the ma...
The new business plan published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) outlines the future budget expectations for the 2017-2018 period and sets out the key elements of th...
IOSH's high profile "No Time to Lose" campaign which seeks to tackle work-related cancers, has now managed to attract pledges of support from 100 leading organisations.
Launched...
A paper recycling company has been fined after a worker died of injuries he sustained in an accident at work.
Mr Mohammed Yasin was working for Recycle Paper UK Ltd when he was involved in...
Belfast City Council is set to put into place a ban on food waste in black bins. Although it is estimated that this move will cost around £65,000, it is also estimated to save around £800,000 in la...
The construction company Kier Construction Ltd, have been fined £400,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height.
Employee Jair Morales was installing...
Inspired by the structure of a fern leaf, a team of scientists from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a ground-breaking prototype of energy capture and storage technology.
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Plans for the development of a large housing estate have been blocked over the scheme's potential to harm the landscape and the natural environment in the area.
The proposed site was l...
There have been calls for Prime Minister Theresa May to attach "sunset clauses" to European Unions laws when they are written into UK law. These "sunset clauses" would effectively set a use by date...
For the first time, the UK's power demand was lower during the day than at night thanks to the contribution of solar energy from solar panels on rooftops and fields.
The sunny weather...
A committee within the United Nations has asked the UK to suspend work on the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, over the Government's failure to consult with European countrie...
Thames Water has been fined a record £20 million fine from the Environment Agency after pumping nearly 1.5 billion litres of untreated sewage into the River Thames.
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According to the new research, up to 16% of the oil and gas wells that use hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, spill oil every year.
The study found that over the 10-year period between 2005...
A company and a self-employed contractor have been fined for safety failings after one man died and another was left seriously injured after falling six storeys through a lift shaft.
In Jan...
