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Man imprisoned for exporting 46 tonnes of hazardous electric waste

A defendant has been sentenced, for the first time, to a custodial sentence for illegally exporting waste by Snaresbrook Crown Court.

Harvey Bradshaw, Director of regulated industry spoke o...

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Commission take steps to make EU law simpler and cheaper

The European Commission is putting the Commission's Regulatory Fitness and Performance programme (REFIT) into practice. Action is taken by REFIT to make EU law simpler, make...

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IEMA calls for "radical shake-up" of sustainable resource management

IEMA have released an extensive report that details the benefits to businesses if they choose to implement more stringent resource management.

'F...

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Great Barrier Reef in danger

Approval has been granted by the Australian and Queensland governments for 3 million cubic metres of dredged material to be dumped into the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage site. The Abbot Point c...

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Extreme weather will "wreak havoc" on energy systems

A new report has found what many will now assume to be obvious - climate change, and the resulting extreme weather - will wreak havoc on the world's renewable energy systems.

The repor...

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Report on presumption regulations released by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

A report has been released by the Government in which the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) has recommended amendments for regulations in accordance with presumption.

The report,...

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Man loses hand in timber processing machine

A breach in health and safety by Eglinton (Timber Products) Limited has led to a 22 year old man losing his hand. The incident occurred on 25 July 2013 when the man became trapped in a timber proce...

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Government gives green light to offshore windfarm

East Anglia One windfarm has been approved by the Government in plans which could see it become one of the largest windfarms in the world.

Proposals for the massive windfarm of up to 240 tu...

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Statement from our Director

You may be aware of media reports about a company trading as www.tivium.co.uk which features a logo similar to Cedrec's on its website and other marketing...

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5p carrier bag charge will apply to biodegradable bags

The plans for a 5p Green Tax on carrier bags comes into force in England in October 2015, and will include the biodegradable carrier bags. The reason for this has been given that biodegradable bags...

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IEMA "Cautiously Welcomes" Movement on Zero Carbon Homes Policy

The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) has welcomed key environmental policies that have been identified as an aim for the next year by the Government. The Queen made the a...

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A safer Europe for 2014 and beyond

The European Commission has followed on from its EU Occupational Health and Safety Strategy 2007-2012, by publishing a new Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2...

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Cornwall Construction Worker Killed

A construction worker has died after an undisclosed incident at Penare Farm, Higher Fraddon.

The man, aged in his early-30s, has not yet been named, and was employed on the site of a new bi...

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Jaguar Land Rover Court Date Set Over Death of Father of Two

Jaguar Land Rover face Liverpool Magistrates' Court on 3 July. They face charges of safety failure, resulting in the death of 49-year-old Graham Begley.

The father of two, from Halewood, wa...

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Compensation for a Trapped Thumb

More than £330,000 compensation has been paid for injuries in schools by Lincolnshire County Council from 2008-2014.

These figures were exposed after a BBC freedom of information request.</...

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