A question that the European Commission was trying to answer in the release of their ‘Future Brief: nanoplastics: state of knowledge and environmental and human health impacts -Issue 27‘ . Whilst there has been some […]
Wondering whether you would like a geoscience/ geo-engineering career or perhaps you are thinking about a change in career. Find out more here with links to interviews and talks about different opportunities to work in […]
WHO has identified lead as 1 of 10 chemicals of major public health concern, needing action by Member States to protect the health of workers, children and women of reproductive age. Centers […]
It goes without saying that for RPE (Respiratory Protective Equipment) to be effective it must be face fitted to prevent leakage. You may be surprised to know that in the recent HSE Report RR1052 into […]
In additional to all the normal site risks you now need a COVID-19 Risk assessment…..and a good place to start is the guidance on www.gov.uk for construction and other outdoor work. This Guidance is updated […]
CIRIA, on 1 July added a non-licensed work (NLW) on asbestos in soil course to their on-line training offer. Asbestos is a known Class I carcinogen, which as a result of extensive use and poor […]
One of the main purposes of CIRIA’s recently launched ‘Asbestos Site Aid’ in providing support to frontline construction workers who may encounter asbestos in soils and made ground was to give access to a wealth […]
This latest version of EH40, published in August 2018 has been updated to include new and revised workplace exposure limits (WELs) introduced by the 4th Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values (IOELV) Directive. The changes are […]
CIRIA is planning to develop a number of new activities on site investigation in 2018. They are now seeking views from those involved with the UK SI industry to help then shape these initiatives. If […]
On 16 November Statutory Guidance was published setting out the basis on which the Environment Agency should decide whether or not a river or watercourse is treated as a ‘main river’. The prinicpal cirteria in […]