Latest News in Health, Safety & the Environment

Fines totalling £18,700 have been handed down after a foreman died when an excavator bucket filled with concrete fell on him at a London construction site.

This study was concerned with examining health and safety issues in public sector construction procurement.

Friday 20th May 2011: The latest Drought Management Briefing from the Environment Agency includes information on the weather situation, river levels and environmental impact.

Thursday 19 May 2011: The Environment Agency is breeding native crayfish at its fish hatchery near Brecon. Agency experts are also searching the country for suitable sites to release them – where they are safe from American crayfish and human disturbance.

A Leamington Spa clutch manufacturer has been prosecuted by HSE for putting its staff at risk when working at height.

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