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Northern Ireland get recycling bug

It has been reported this month, that 5 Ulster councils have installed controversial computer chips in household wheelie bins and are using them to monitor bin usage. It has been suggested that the...

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Noise complaints on the increase

A new report from the Department of Environment (DoE) has revealed that noise complaints have increased by 13% over the last year. The report provides information on the num...

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Well, if you're going to get sensitive about it...

The Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) has extended the area of waters designated as sensitive to eutrophication under Directive ...

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Tidy those blue flags away

Northern Ireland could become the only region in Europe without blue flag beach status if money is not found. Funding for a beach officer to monitor beach standards has been stopped, and Tidy North...

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Appeal to clean up river

Ulster Unionist leader and East Belfast assembly member Sir Reg Empey has argued that a river which was turned into a "stinking mess" by recent hot weather, should be transformed just as the River...

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Figures show fatalities are falling

The number of fatal accidents at work in Great Britain has fallen to an all-time low during 2005/6, with a reduction from 223 to 212 from last years figures, a fall of 5%. The major contributing se...

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Wheezy does it for reducing occupational asthma

We are now in the 7th year of implementing the Health and Safety Commission's 10 year occupational health strategy for Great Britain, and the Health and Safety Executive (HS...

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Construction guidance proposed

New guidance for the construction industry, which will support the revised Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, is to benefit from the work of a steering group set up by the Health and...

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Recycling firm wasteful on health and safety

Injuries suffered by 2 Glasgow recycling workers 2 years ago have led to Viridor Waste Management being fined around £100,000. The incident occurred at the Bargeddie Waste Recycling and Trans...

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Hefty fine set for company over cement burns

It has been known for many years that prolonged contact with wet cement can cause serious burns, however this was a fact that Galliard Homes Limited were unaware of when they started a concrete lay...

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Flour processor accident raises safety issues

Bakery employer Honeytip Foodstuff of Bedfordshire, will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, in December 2004....

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Another bulletin, another Buncefield report

The Buncefield Major Incident Investigation Board (MIIB) has published its initial report on the continuing investigation into the December 2005 explosions and fires at the Buncefield Oil Depot in...

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WEEE are set for July! 2007...

The Government have this month announced that producers and importers of electronic goods will finally become responsible for their recycling from July 2007 through the implementation of the Waste...

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Changes to Landfill provisions

The Environment Agency have issued a reminder to operators of landfill sites, that as of 16 July 2006 whole used tyres and shredded tyres can no longer be sent to landfill....

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Energy Review concluded

The Government has outlined its long-term policy on energy generation, following the conclusion of its Energy Review this month, which has revealed a series of varied and controversial proposals. A...

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