A farmer in Essex is refusing to remove a ton of asbestos dumped on his land by fly-tippers because it would cost him thousands of pounds. The potentially deadly asbestos was left on David Gibbon'...
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) published a new public consultation paper on 6 September 2006, which proposes revisions to the Restricti...
Almost one in three construction refurbishment sites inspected put the lives of workers at risk, Stephen Williams, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Head of Construction has...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning dutyholders to make sure they take proper precautions when working in buildings where asbestos may be present. This follows...
A catalogue of serious safety breaches in a major supermarket chain's stores across East Sussex put shoppers' lives at risk, fire crews have said. The Co-op Group was fined £250,000 plus costs of...
A site foreman and building company director have been fined a total of £20,000 after a labourer was killed when he fell from his truck. The man in question was driving for A & A Building Services...
The case of a boy who lost his right hand in a butcher's mincing machine is being used to highlight the dangers of jobs for teenagers. The 15 year old was working part-time at the shop in Shaw, Old...
Neighbours of a fireworks factory destroyed by a massive blaze which killed two firefighters are opposing plans from the firm to start selling fireworks again. Twelve other people were injured fol...
A well known oil and coal company has been fined for a pollution incident at Belfast Harbour. Hayes Fuels, which has its headquarters in Tyrone, was taken to court following a ...
A Belfast shipyard will recycle and dispose of the bow of the MSC Napoli, which was deliberately beached in Sidmouth, Devon in January this year. Following an explosive splitting of the ship, the b...
Businesses in Northern Ireland with energy bills of less than £50,000 a year are being offered free help to reduce their costs even further. The deal is part of a new initiative called the Northern...
Plans for a massive £140 million incinerator to deal with waste from all over Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders has led to calls for more recycling and less burning of rubbish. The incinerato...
A £10 million autoclave plant which will be one of the first in Europe to treat commercial "black bag" waste is set to open at the beginning of 2008. The facility, operated by London-based waste ma...
Research carried out by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has suggested that flexible paper batteries could meet the energy demands of the next generation of gadgets. A sam...
Northern Ireland's recycling rate is rising according to a new report, and further improvements are expected as the region's councils drive forward major mechanical biological treatment (MBT) propo...
