Health and safety regulations have once again been misinterpreted and seen to dampen Christmas spirit across the UK.
Prohibitive red tape is said to have forced a Bristol couple to abandon t...
You will no doubt have read countless articles about the potential pitfalls of an office Christmas party and the health and safety implications of putting up the office decorations. So instead of...
The pre-registration process under Regulation (EC) 1907/2006, on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is drawing to a conclusion....
An investigation has been launched by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) after another fish kill in Portadown. Stone loach, roach and trout are amongst the species killed in what has be...
A health and safety inspector had to be rescued by firefighters this month after he fell from a ladder while he was carrying out a risk assessment. The 55-year old engineer was checking office buil...
The World Conker Championships has found an unlikely sponsor this month, with the announcement that the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is backing the event in a bid to lose it...
An investigation has begun into Northern Ireland's leading aerospace company after a man was killed in an incident on its site. The employee at Bombardier (Shorts), died after a road traffic accide...
A sawmill worker who restarted a machine, causing a colleague to be crushed to death, has pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care. Michael Lukan was performing repairs inside the machine...
Muff residents were urged this month to boil their tap water because it has become contaminated. The warning from Donegal County Council was issued on 18 September to all households, businesses and...
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has made available the finalised version of Part F of their guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment, entitle...
The Government have published the first set of regulations that it will use to implement the EU Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC, detailing the technical requirements for plac...
The Government has been accused of failing to enforce its own Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations SI 2006/3289, following reports that large quantit...
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Scottish Government have announced plans to consolidate 20 pieces of waste management legislation into one as par...
Environment Minister, Joan Ruddock has announced that the system of exemptions under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations SI 2007/3538 will be simpli...
Cradle manufacturer Apollo Cradles have been ordered to pay £160,000 in fines and costs after a worker was killed and three others injured when the cradle they were on collapsed.
The inciden...
