Stop Cancer at Work….
….is the headline message from the European Federation of Builders and Woodworkers (EFBWW) “Policy On The Protection Of Workers Exposed To Dangerous Chemicals At Workplaces” as cancer apparently is the cause of over half […]
Do you own Site Investigation Plant and Equipment?
If yes, then you might be interested to know that the HSE is reviewing the requirements in health and safety legislation for the inspection or thorough examination of work plant and equipment contained in the […]
DNA – Moving with the times
This week saw the EA issue their Position Statement: Using DNA-based methods for environmental monitoring and decision-making. It seems amazing that only 13 years since the mapping of the human genome in 2003 that the […]
Free Road Safety Events
Following on from my post titled “Will you come home safe from your site visit today?” I was pleased to note that the government has announced that they encouraging businesses to sign up for a […]
Updates/Alerts
By popular request we are bringing forward the next stage of this website’s development, periodic updates/alerts. If you, like others, have found the content of this website useful and would like to see more then […]
Consultation- Landfill Tax : improving clarity and certainty for taxpayers
There is now only a few weeks left if you want to comment on the proposed changes to the Landfill Tax regime with comments due by 18 August 2016. According to the consultation documentation the […]
Do you undertake Site Investigations or Groundworks in London?
If you do then you might be interested in the Londonists’s Subterranean map of London. Whilst this map includes features such as Cold War bunkers, abandoned Tube stations, buried rivers, deep level shelters, the more […]
Competence in Land Contamination
Discussions on standards and quality are still much of a debate for the contaminated land industry. Whilst the days of using ICRCL Trigger Values without reading the footnotes may be long gone, as an industry, […]
Updated Risk Assessment for SR2015 No.28: installing a clear span bridge on a main river
This is an update of the risk assessment first published in April 2016. As with all standard rule permits this only applies for: a bridge that has no bed or bank reinforcement or support in […]
New _ UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017: Evidence Report
This month saw the UK Climate Change Commitee (UKCCC) publish the above report; a culmination of three years work by hundreds of leading scientists. The background to the work can be found in the video […]