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Noise Protection - Why is it important?

Under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 companies have a duty to protect their workforce, and any visitors to the site, from exposure to high noise levels.

Are your employees protected from hazardous substances at work?

This blog focuses on how vital personal monitoring of your employees is whom work at a LEV plant is to ensure adequate Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).

Why bother with Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) testing?

Each year, thousands of workers are developing diseases from breathing in harmful emissions in the workplace. This blog defines the importance Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) testing.

Protecting our Earth’s Species – part 2

This blog looks at the procedures already in place in the UK to protect and prevent species from further decline and what this means for building and development.

Protecting our Earth’s Species – part 1

This week we are discussing what it means for a species to be classed as ‘endangered’ and who makes this decision.

How is the UK helping to protect biodiversity?

In the UK, we are lucky to have lots of information about our biodiversity which has been collected by both professionals and non-professionals. Unfortunately, a large amount of our biodiversity is in decline, including many bird, plant and butterfly species.

Do you know your organisation’s carbon footprint?

As climate change becomes a more widely recognised issue and we are becoming increasingly engaged with the impact that we are having on the Earth, it is equally important to understand your organisation's carbon footprint.

Does your site operate to EN 14181?

EN 14181 is a European standard which details the quality assurance procedures which are required to ensure that the emissions monitoring systems meet the measurement uncertainty requirements. It is important to know if your site operates to EN 14181.

Can we find value in invasive species?

Despite invasive species' bad reputation, not all alien species have a negative impact on the environment, some can even have a positive influence on their surroundings.