A study commissioned by the Associated Press news agency has discovered that the waters in Rio de Janeiro in which athletes will be competing in the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year are so co...
PK & IF Cobley Limited were fined £75,000 as employee Andrew Bannister, of 15 years, sustained life changing injuries after he was instructed to repair cracks in a fragile roof at Misterton Farm in...
Totternhoe Metal Recycling Limited (TMR) have been fined £12,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,889.60 after pleading guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act...
The Government have gagged their own pesticide advisers after they have refused to support an application by the National Farmers Union (NFU) to lift a ban on bee-harming chemicals. The insecticide...
The Airport Commission, on behalf of the UK government, has backed proposals for a third runway at Heathrow.
In an article on the Guardian, it is pointed out that "London’s air quality was...
Solar Impulse, the solar-powered aeroplane currently flying around the world, has broken the record for the longest solo flight in a plane which has not been refuelled.
During one of the bi...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have appointed a panel of nine members to provide independent expert knowledge and advice on workplace health.
The Workplace He...
A Conservative peer's family estate has admitted breaching health and safety legislation on their fruit farm after the death of two young workers.
On 18 February Scott Cain, 23, and As...
Hector Maclean, a 25-year-old model and designer, who has designed dresses worn by the Duchess of Cambridge, was severely injured when he fell through a set of lift doors and down the lift shaft, a...
As the pressure mounts on individuals, organisations and countries to cut their carbon contribution, sustainability is becoming a daily conversation.
Talk has moved from the dangers of unsu...
Glaswegian construction company, Morris and Spottiswood Ltd, has been sentenced for "serious safety failings" following the death of 31 year old, Daniel Hurley.
Mr Hurley, originally from I...
In what has proven to be an unusual case, a Dutch court has ruled that the Government in the Netherlands must cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020. Based on current policy, the cour...
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have proposed a ban on incinerating recyclables and biodegradable waste by 2020.
It falls under their circular economy plan...
Fresh from the success of our Legislation Update Roadshow earlier in the year, Cedrec are delighted to announce we will be hosting a roundtable discussion on the 2015 revision to ISO 14001 in Septe...
A primary school in Plymouth has temporarily stopped its pupils from carrying out "gymnastic activities" such as cartwheels during break times after the children kept hurting themselves.
Pu...
