The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Small Business Advisor Barbara Hockey will take part in a live hour-long Twitter-chat on Thursday 5 June, at 12:30pm to answer questi...
It has been suggested that the plans to revise UK construction laws could be published by the Government in early April, with the aim of bringing them into force in April 2015.
The Construc...
After an investigation by the Environment Agency, two men from Doncaster were charged with carrying out illegal waste activities between 2008 and 2010.
Prosecuting f...
A report published by the Global Sustainability Institute has warned that Britain will run out of oil, coal and gas in just over five years, which would increase a dependency on countries with high...
UK health and safety and environment professionals have given the EU the thumbs-up when it comes to the impact it is having on legislation, according to a new survey by specialists Cedrec.
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A controversial policy on biodiversity offsetting proposed by the Government hangs in the balance following six pilot schemes around England. Biodiversity offsetting aimed to correct the damage tha...
Harwich Dock Company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and subsequently fined £15,000 after a dock worker suffered serious leg injuries in a...
In an aim to protect the UK's 'much-loved' red squirrels, Prince Charles, patron of the Red Squirrel Survival Trust, has backed plans to kill their grey counterparts.
Alongside government,...
On 22 May 2014, the UK will be voting for 73 of our MEPs to represent the UK in the European Parliament. This could have an impact on all the environment and safety legislat...
Fife Council has been fined £24,000 after pleading guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. This fine comes after workers struck and ruptured a...
From June, homeowners in England and Wales will be able to claim up to £7600 from the new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund to cover the costs of energy improvements carried out on their homes.
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Dr. Rolf Hut from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has developed a prototype umbrella which doubles up as a rain gauge! The umbrella has a sensor built into it that detects rai...
Energy Secretary Ed Davey has announced that eight major renewable energy projects have been given Government approval. The contracts are the first awarded under the Government's energy market refo...
A huge fire on an industrial estate in Leeds has sent flames and a plume of smoke up over the city.
Around 80 firefighters tackled the blaze at Tradpak, a chemical packaging and recycling f...
A study by Public Health England has shown that the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea has the most polluted air in the UK, with 8.3% of deaths over the age of 25 attributable to air pollutio...
