Mayor’s near miss is third safety incident in a week at Westfield

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A safety pressure group has declared the new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre in east London a “disaster”, after a third safety incident in a week occurred during the venue’s high-profile opening ceremony earlier.

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Energy minister Charles Hendry vocal on support for EfW

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Energy minister Charles Hendry voiced his support for a greater uptake of energy-from-waste (EfW) technologies in a keynote speech at the RWM/CIWM exhibition, which opened its doors today (September 13) at Birmingham NEC.

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Disregarded safety warnings cost Bolton firm

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The owners of a Bolton packaging manufacturer have been sentenced for deliberately ignoring formal safety warnings for more than three years.

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Factory fined £200k for night-shift worker death

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A Manchester-based factory failed to identify the dangers posed by modifications it made to a machine, which was subsequently involved in a fatality.

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Bankruptcies show increased need for UK solar infrastructure

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The government should do more to promote solar manufacturing infrastructure in Britain, an industry pioneer tells edie energy.

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Changes to HSE incident reporting and information services come into effect

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Businesses are being reminded about new incident reporting arrangements being introduced.

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Supermarket giant failed to address slip risks

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Morrisons Supermarkets has been fined £17,500 after a worker fractured her elbow when she slipped at a store in Ipswich.

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Minister Hogan opens water supply scheme

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A new water supply scheme that aims to tackle water scarcity and improve drinking water quality has been unveiled by the environment, community and local government minster Phil Hogan in Sandyford, Ireland.

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NE Lincs firm in court after roofers caught on camera

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A Brigg firm has been prosecuted after two of its staff were caught working unsafely on a seven metre high roof by two passing Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors.

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Don’t talk, just type

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Work-related incidents can no longer be reported to the HSE by phone – unless they involve a fatality, or major injury.

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Scotland tops microgeneration league for now

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Scotland is leading Britain in microgeneration but the south west is hot on its heels, according to the latest figures from AEA.

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Ban on referral fees designed to curb compensation culture

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The Government has vowed to impose a ban on referral fees in a bid to stamp out spurious and inflated personal-injury claims.

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Coca-Cola develops recycled PET and plant combo for bottle packaging

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Coca-Cola GB has developed new PlantBottle packaging for some of its major drinks brands, based on plant-based materials and recycled PET.

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Derby firm fined for unsafe roof work

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Two roofers were caught working on a Swadlincote roof without any safety equipment, a court heard.

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Competition to find best CO2 reduction technology launches

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A major new competition has launched in a bid to encourage the development of carbon reduction technologies, with a grant fund of up to £4.5M available.

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Demolition firm didn’t provide worker with vital instructions

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The death of a demolition worker, who was struck by a falling object while dismantling a hydraulic excavator, was “easily foreseeable and avoidable”, according to the HSE inspector who investigated the case.

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Concerns grow over implications of Defra's 'weak' Waste Review

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Leading waste industry figures have expressed ongoing concern about the value of the Waste Review, with many worried that it's not a strong enough foundation to feed into the Government's forthcoming Waste Management Plan.

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Company fined after man dies in machine incident

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A Manchester-based company has been fined after a night shift worker died when he was trapped in a machine at a factory in Berkshire.

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Bugs found to clean up nuclear waste by generating electricity

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Bacteria that can clean up nuclear waste and other toxic chemicals do so by generating their own electricity, according to US researchers.

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Liverpool dock workers injured in high voltage shock

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A crane maintenance firm has been sentenced after two dock workers suffered injuries in a high voltage electric shock at the Seaforth Container Terminal in Liverpool.

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