Actions by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (DoE NI) to tackle water pollution have come under fire as figures reveal that incidents are much more like...
A County Down primary school has become the first building in the UK to be awarded the top grade in a Government energy efficiency scheme. Victoria Primary School in Ballyhalbert achieved an 'A' i...
Provisional figures issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show a small drop in workplace fatalities in Great Britain, with 228 workers losing their lives as a resu...
HP Bulmer and water treatment contractor Nalco have each been fined £350,000 for a Legionella outbreak at the cider maker's Hereford mill in 2003, in which two people died. The outbreak was traced...
An international building materials company has been fined £200,000 following an incident in which a quarry worker fell into an electric fan.
The employee, who had worked at the quarry for...
A ban on smoking in public places in England has been hailed a health and compliance success, one year after its introduction. On 1 July 2007, England became the final part of the UK to introduce...
Councils in Great Britain are starting to join a campaign hoping to bust "myths" about Health and Safety. They have signed up to ten principles of sensible risk management outlining what is, and wh...
An investigation is currently underway after a farmer was killed on Monday 7 July 2008 when he was crushed between his tractor and a "link box" trailer. The father-of-four, believed to be in his 40...
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) is urging older farmers to take particular care when working with bulls.
It has issued the warning follo...
An assembly member has said that some Northern Ireland councils must drop their "softly, softly" approach to smoking in public places.
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of the Legislati...
It has been announced that the European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work for 2008/09 will focus on risk assessment. The two-year campaign is aimed at a wide range of stakeholders, including...
A company responsible for a fatal gas explosion has been fined a paltry £2 after being convicted of breaching health and safety law.
A factory worker was killed and three others received ser...
Environment Minister Phil Woolas has warned that many firms should be preparing for an important new stage in chemicals management, namely the pre-registration process under Regulation EC
The European Parliament has voted to approve the revised Waste Framework Directive, meaning it should soon become law. The revised Directive will require Member States to achieve a 50% re-use and...
South West Water have been fined a total of £11,250 for polluting a stream with sewage. A case was brought by the Environment Agency after a member of the public saw waste...
