Further to the GEMs article titled “Concerns raised over possibility of Imported Building Materials Containing Asbestos” published on 19 August 2016 according to the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat(IBAS) website the HSE has now completed their […]
It wasn’t until I chaired CIRIA’s Project Steering Group on Unexploded Ordnance in the Marine Environment that I began to realise that the issue of marine noise and its impact on fauna was becoming a […]
On 23 November Environment Agency published on-line their Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 178 for the treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants. If your proposed treatment works can comply with the conditions of RPS 178 […]
Talking about the weather is a national past time but what does this actually mean in terms of river flows and groundwater levels. Well if you want to gain a very quick understanding of status […]
Shallow foundations and high velocity flows led to structural failure caused by scour at Lamington viaduct, South Lanarkshire 31 December 2015. Earlier this week the RAIB released its report looking into the factors which gave […]
It is nearly 10 years since the second edition of SPERWall was published and this much used national standard has now been replaced by the third edition. The document has been revised in response to […]
On 4 November 2016 the online version of Notice AGL1 dated 1 August 2015 was cancelled and replaced by an updated version. The main changes arise from new regulations about who has to register for […]
In July this year guidance was published online for those with Environmental Permits to set out what must be included in fire prevention plans and the fire prevention measures that must be put in place […]