
Two brothers have fallen 15 foot through a fragile roof leading to the owner of the solar panel business being fined.
The roof was not identified as a risk and Brynley Perrett suffered inju...

Charges for carrier bags have been introduced in Scotland in an attempt to cut the number of carrier bags used. Similar schemes have been successful in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Over 800...

Columbian farmers are in the process of suing BP, claiming BP's oil pipeline causes environmental damage and threatens their livelihood.
The case being considered in the UK high court...

Cedrec will once again be exhibiting at the SHE Show North East, on 18 November 2014, at Newcastle Marriott Gosforth Park.
The SHE Show is a high profile conference running alongside an exh...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are currently campaigning to help make working with asbestos safer.
As part of their campaign, the HSE...

A survey conducted for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has found that tradespeople could come in contact with fatal asbestos more than 100 times a year. The survey was...

An Ayrshire recycling company, Lowmac Alloys Ltd. is due to appear in court over serious safety failings after a worker lost his arm after attempting to clear a conveyor belt blockage.
The...

An experiment into tackling tree diseases is underway on a woodland estate in Northamptonshire.
Using a government licence, the trial involves taking a concentrated form of garlic, which is...

Johann Huber is part of a long line of family farmers who, for over 400 years, have reared cows on the mountain slopes of Gmund am Tegernsee in Bavaria. Now, his 18 prized cows will be gracing the...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published the findings of their investigation into the four commercially available anti-spill spout containers typically used for...

A ship believed to be carrying radioactive concrete to Antwerp, Belgium, reported a fire off the coast of Scotland.
The fire caused an evacuation of 52 people from a nearby oil platform, ho...

Fibreline Ltd, a company specialising in foam and feather furnishings, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after failing to protect workers from excessiv...

In 2015, the main standard required by the public sector and large corporate procurers will be upgraded, altering the way they view and apply their Environmental Management Systems (EMS). However,...

Sweden's Social Democrats and their junior coalition partner, the Green Party, have agreed upon plans that would see Sweden's nuclear power phased out and the eventual introduction of 100...

Britain's first floating solar panel project has been installed on a reservoir in Berkshire.
800 panels are placed on the water surface. This is said to make such a project even more lucrat...