Given over 40% of all days lost due to work related ill-health in 2014/15 were due to work related musculoskeletal disorders it is hardly surprising that HSE has just updated L23 Manual handling – Manual Handling […]
Silver nanoparticles are believed to have lower toxic effects than silver in solution (ionic silver). As discussed in an earlier GEM (Should we be worried about Nanotechnology?) silver nanoparticles have many applications, and can be […]
In case you mised this according to the “Science for Environment Policy” weekly news alerts for 12 February 2015 new research has found that bacteria taken from underground petroleum reserves could be used to effectively […]
Quality protocols (QPs) explain when a waste derived material can be regarded as a non-waste product and no longer subject to waste controls. On 1 September 2016 the following paragraph was added to the Guidance […]
Findings from Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) “Report on the investigation of a fire in the engine room on the suction dredger Arco Avon 12 miles off the coast of Great Yarmouth resulting in one […]
This was just one of a number of conclusions looking at the problem of SWT collapses. This size of wind turbine is defined by IEC 61400 Part 2 standard 11 as “wind turbines with a rotor […]
…..in case you had not realised came into force on 27th June 2016 and revoked the previous Water Supply Regulations 2000 and consolidate the amendments introduced by the 2001, 2007 and 2010 amendment Regulations. One […]
The International Ban Asbestos Secretariat(IBAS) published on 15 August 2016 a “UK Asbestos Alert: An Update,” highlighting the possibility that imports of asbestos containing building materials from China could be present in the UK. Concerns […]
Fortunately no-one was hurt but as the rig fall was related to the partial collapse of an overbridge the line did remain close for over 24hrs whilst the bridge was made safe. Details as known […]
……for those standard rule permits associated with: Landspreading and digestate storage; deposit for recovery; soil transfer, treatment and recovery. These changes are in response to Environment Agency Consultation No14 which ran from 20 December 2014 […]