The Environment Agency (EA) has just published “The Environment Agency’s approach to groundwater protection” March 2017 version 1.0. It contains position statements which provide information for different sectors about the Environment Agency’s approach to managing […]
The RAIB has just published a report looking at why a track worker only narrowly missed being struck by a train travelling at 85mph having gone onto the railway to locate a reported rail defect […]
Construction is known as a high risk profession with respect to health and safety and this apparently includes mental health. Last week saw the UK Government website post analysis from the Office of National Statistics […]
Further to recent email correspondence on contaminated-land-strategies@JICMAIL.ac.uk, David Jackson (SoBRA Website Co-ordinator) advised that membership of SoBRA for the private sector would increase to £25per annum from 1st April 2017. So if you have been […]
Officially launched at the end of January and already topping CIRIA’s booksales, this short A5 site guide is a “gem” in the suite of asbestos soils guidance with its easy to understand flow charts for […]
Drones are already in use in the UK to inspect infrastructure, survey sites and monitor the natural environment. With concerns over privacy and safety the Government has launched a Consultation regarding a number of proposals […]
Earlier this month the Environment Agency drew attention to the fact that with the new standard rules permits launched in January 2017 (applicable to existing permits from April – see previous GEMs posting at https://geoenvmatters.com/updated_standard-rule-permits-no-4-5-and-17-apply-to-existing-permits-from-6-april-2017/), […]
As we all know health and safety must be assessed on a site specific basis. Security of open excavations has to take account of the risks of pedestrians and vehicles entering the excavation. A recent […]
Earlier this month the Government published the Housing White paper setting out the Government’s plans to reform the housing market and boost the supply of new homes in England. Alongside this, the Government also published the […]
Ever wondered why TPH (Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons) often are not a measure of all the hydrocarbons present in a petroleum hydrocarbon mixture? Did you know that in 2005 the Environment Agency proposed a slightly different […]