A Kent man has died after falling six metres through a fragile skylight, because health and safety measures were neglected by his employer and a major drinks wholesaler.
Robert Rogers was w...
Centrol Recycling Group have been ordered to pay £20,000 with costs of £3,800 and a victim surcharge of £15 for illegally storing 420 tonnes of waste which led to a serious fly infestation.
Statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have revealed that the number of workers fatally injured at work in the past year has fallen.
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A brand new species of bird has been discovered in Cambodia's capital city - Phnom Penh. The newly named Cambodian tailorbird was first spotted in 2009 during routine checks for avian flu.
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After a seal pup was recently diagnosed with bovine TB, it appears that the spread of TB is not only a worry for cattle, but could also spread to other warm blooded animals, such as pigs, sheep, go...
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) and the 26 local district councils have urged employers to make sure they have all the information they need to...
The owner of the Sellafield nuclear plant has been fined £700,000 after admitting sending low-level radioactive waste to a landfill site.
Sellafield Limited confessed to sending four bags,...
Drayson Racing Technologies has produced a new car that has broken the land speed record for a lightweight electric car. The previous record, set at 175mph by Battery Box General Electric in 1974,...
In response to the shocking statistic that over 60% of wildlife species have declined over recent decades, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) are urging people across the UK to gi...
Ashbury Chocolates Ltd has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of £3,485 at Kettering Magistrates' court after pleading guilty to breaching the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation...
A study of over 300,000 property sales by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has concluded that installing measures such as loft insulation or efficient boil...
This week is Recycle Week - a national event to encourage more people to recycle more things more often.
The annual event is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and over the past d...
This summer, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) and Gas Safe Register have joined forces to warn against the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning...
Staff at Waitrose supermarket have refused to fillet a fish for a customer on health and safety grounds, stating that the fish was too slippery. Health and safety is often cited in order to avoid d...
A Rochdale-based bedding firm has been fined £50,000 after inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the majority of its machines were unsafe to use....
