Health and Safety

North Sea oil rig has been closed owing to a leak found on a pipeline from the Cormorant Alpha platform. Abu Dhabi National Energy Company has said that it will be monitoring hydrocarbon levels in...

Shell oil rig has been towed to safety after running aground on New Year's Eve, although thankfully it has been reported that there was no spillage and no apparent damage. The oil rig was foun...

The Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) has revealed that carbon emissions have been cut across the board by seven per cent. During the two years between 2009 and 2011, the teams were instructed...

Following the government's 2020 emission targets, which hopes to see an an overall 20 per cent improvement in the EU's energy efficiency, a number of companies have set out to monitor their...

Governments from around the world have agreed on a global treaty to reduce mercury emissions. Indeed, over 140 UN members' states came together last week to think of new and innovative ways to...

Intertek (USA), the global provider of quality and safety services, has secured work with Maersk Oil UK worth £3 million to provide offshore chemists and onshore laboratory analysis support. The th...

Some environmental experts have suggested enforcing a carbon tax on meat products in Sweden in a bid to reduce emissions. The main campaigners for the cause is the Swedish Agricultural Board who, l...

Following on from March 2011, when the London mayor informed inhabitants that he had secured £5 million government funding to deliver a programme of “innovative” short-term measures tackling air po...

GEIT (Italy) offer a perfect solution for detecting hazardous gases in ducts and pipes. The system is extremely rugged, which makes it a perfect solution for chemical and petrochemical applications...

After news that Beijing has suffered one of the worst ever periods of air pollution, the Chinese government is set to introduce emission reduction measures. Mainly, the government hopes to reduce...