A County Down company has been fined £80,000 after one of its workers was seriously injured when he fell into an underground chamber in Bangor last year. John Graham (Dromore) Limited admitted two...
A pizza manufacturer has been fined after failing to comply with an improvement notice, which required the installation of edge protection around an open first floor doorway.
An unannounced...
Hairdressing supplies wholesaler, Aston and Fincher Ltd, which operates from 26 warehouse sites in the UK, has pleaded guilty to 31 charges relating to failure to comply with packaging waste regula...
The Environment Agency has warned the UK’s batteries producer compliance schemes against complacency over their ability to reach next year’s waste portable battery collectio...
Around 500 tonnes of radioactive waste from the Olympic Park in London has been dumped in a Cambridgeshire landfill site.
A permit was not required as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to...
The UK has suffered a second fall in renewable energy production this year, raising concern about the annual £1 billion support the industry receives from taxpayers. The drop in electricity generat...
An overzealous sales assistant will not be making it onto the Christmas list of one little girl this Christmas.
After handing over her Christmas crackers to a cashier at the QD store in Suff...
The latest recipients of grants from Northern Ireland’s Rethink Waste Fund were recently announced by Environment Minister, Edwin Poots.
The Rethink Waste Fund, which was launched by the
A small town in Gloucestershire is set to lead the way in the use of sustainable technology after a biogas power station was built which produces energy derived from agricultural and animal waste.<...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to publish a consultation document on proposed changes to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations...
Two companies and a manager have been fined a total of £440,000 after a fatality involving a worker who was crushing aerosol canisters.
Deeside Metal Company Ltd, of Saltney, Chester, and Je...
In May 2007, a tragic accident occurred at a recycling company when an employee was struck by a crane hook weighing nearly 4 tonnes. John Penhalagan of Bridgend, suffered fatal head injuries from t...
As part of a campaign to warn children across Northern Ireland of the dangers on farms, Chairman of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), Professor P...
After two weeks of talks in the Mexican holiday resort of Cancun, the United Nations finally came to an agreement on how to approach the problems of global climate change. The “Cancun Agreements” m...
A farming company has been fined £120,000 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure the safety of one of its workers. Salisbury Crown Court heard how Edward Pybus, 21, from Northallerton in Yorksh...
