The Finnish firm’s Geoprime® solution converts several previously unused high-volume industrial side streams into a low-carbon substitute for cement. Materials technology firm Betolar has been granted a patent for a method for converting mining waste material into a reinforcing binder. In the future, the binder can be utilised commercially. Hence it creates value for the […]
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Huge blaze hits Smurfit Kappa plant
MRW Huge blaze hits Smurfit Kappa plant More than 100 firefighters tackle fire at Birmingham site involving 8,000 tonnes of cardboard Huge blaze hits Smurfit Kappa plant Mark Smulian Read More
MRW Defra to consult on ‘wider food waste reporting’ Strategy largely silent on combating food waste but WRAP says new reporting could involve around 400 businesses Defra to consult on ‘wider food waste reporting’ Mark Smulian Read More
To mark this week being Men’s Health Week, SHP speaks for four health, safety and wellbeing experts working within the male-dominated construction sector – an area where mental health issues have become hard to ignore.
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A manufacturing company has been fined after a contractor sustained injuries whilst working on the top of a machine.
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There’s a myth that accredited forklift training certificates must be transferable or that all accredited forklift training must go onto a public database.
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As occupational skin cancer cases increase, safety experts warn employers of the risks of UV radiation, as two out of three workers are unaware of risks.
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FEIN unveiled a new high-safety angle grinder at this year’s Safety and Health Expo, designed to ‘reduce accidents in the construction sector’. SHP reports on the launch…
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MRW MPs slam Government over disposal of £4bn-worth of PPE Public Accounts Committee says ministers had no strategy to deal with “significant volumes” of surplus personal protective equipment purchased during the pandemic MPs slam Government over disposal of £4bn-worth of PPE Corin Williams Read More
MRW Coventry refuse services strike set to run ‘into summer’ Unite trade union says HGV drivers voted unanimously to renew their strike mandate and continue industrial action Coventry refuse services strike set to run ‘into summer’ Mark Smulian Read More