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Top tips for REACH pre-registration
On 1 June 2008 pre-registration for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) began. REACH, the new EU chemicals regulation, requires that chemical substances... | briefing | 22 Sep 2008 11:37AM

Standards: guiding your sustainable development
The goal of sustainable development as defined officially by the World Commission on Environment and Development is to “meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of futur... | briefing | 15 Apr 2008 12:08PM

Money down the drain: how saving water saves money
Water wastage is a big deal, not only for the environment, but also for the bottom line. According to Envirowise; “although water is relatively cheap compared to energy, it can still equal as... | briefing | 11 Apr 2008 12:59PM

Do we need legislation to address the disposal of office furniture?
More so than any domestic equivalents, office furniture items are subject to wear and tear resulting from multiple users, movement, adjustment and basic sustained usage for hours at a time. This me... | briefing | 9 Apr 2008 3:29PM

Sustainability and the role of human wellbeing
In her chapter on the business case for sustainability in Sustainable Workplaces 2008: special report, Tracy Butterworth (former HR director and founder of sustainability consultancy Handstand) dis... | briefing | 8 Apr 2008 4:02PM

Employer fined and ordered to pay clean up costs for river pollution
A Tredegar company has had to pay over £30,000 after pleading guilty to polluting the Nant y Bwch and River Sirhowy in June 2007, which killed 13,000 fish, aquatic insects and a kingfisher. A... | case | 7 Dec 2007 7:50AM

Coventry firm must pay for waste export offences
A Coventry company has been ordered to pay £9,000 after pleading guilty to filling a shipping container with mixed waste for export, in contravention of waste regulations. P & P Hong... | case | 7 Dec 2007 8:23AM

Glass company fined for not recycling
ABL (Holding) Ltd – a supplier of glass to the public service industry - has been ordered to pay £16,200.28 at High Wycombe Magistrates Court for failing to recover and recycl... | case | 5 Dec 2007 8:07AM

Council fined for excess green waste
Nottinghamshire County Council has been fined for depositing green waste at two different sites in Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. Neither of the sites had the benefit of a Waste Management Li... | case | 4 Dec 2007 8:47AM

Pollution costs York farmer £10,000
North Yorkshire farmer Ian Armitage has been fined £7,000 plus costs by York Magistrates after pleading guilty to allowing manure-contaminated water to pollute a three kilometre stretch of th... | case | 3 Dec 2007 8:29AM

Coping with Summer Temperatures in the Workplace
[subject - Members E-bulletin 135, 8 June 2004] 8 June 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 135 of your weekly ... | ebulletin | 8 Jul 2004 4:43PM

Soaring Temperatures Challenge Employers
[subject - Members E-bulletin 94, 6 August 2003] 6 August 2003 (c) Workplacelaw Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 94 of your weekly... | ebulletin | 6 Aug 2003 3:27PM

Rising Workplace Temperatures, and Countdown to DDA
[subject - Members E-bulletin 91, 17 July 2003] 17 July 2003 (c) Workplacelaw Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 91 of your weekly m... | ebulletin | 17 Jul 2003 3:11PM

How green is your building?
Workplace Law Group email Workplace Law Members' ebulletin no. 246 30 August 2006 © Workplace Law Network 2006 http://www.workplacel... | ebulletin | 30 Aug 2006 1:06PM

Businesses fined £3.5m for breaking environmental laws
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Environmental management systems
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Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine?
If you’re reading this editorial message, then you’ll be aware by now that, for this issue only, we have not printed your entire Workplace Law Magazine, but have instead made it availab... | Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008 8:57PM

Health hazards: keeping a lid on panic
For workplace managers, the importance of communication is stressed all the time - especially in tricky HR situations such as redundancy or disciplinary proceedings. In health and safety it is equa... | Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008 1:45PM

Special report on how employers can meet the energy efficiency challenge
Energy costs are rocketing, which means that the UK's biggest energy users are faced with an urgent need to address the financial and environmental impact of energy usage. The February issue of Wor... | network news | 11 Jan 2007 12:00AM

DRC sponsors 10th Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Conference
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has teamed up with Workplace Law Group to sponsor the forthcoming 10th Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Conference taking place at the Huntingdon Marri... | network news | 27 Jul 2005 12:00AM

Workplace Law launches the third edition of the UK’s top accessibility guide
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the third edition of the best-selling Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Special Report. Published on 25 July 2005 the third edition is essential rea... | network news | 26 Jul 2005 12:00AM

Brand new Guide to Business Continuity Management now available
The Guide to Business Continuity Management is the latest publication from Workplace Law Publishing. Written by one of the leading authorities on the subject, Peter Power, this essential guide pro... | network news | 21 Feb 2005 12:00AM

Workplace Law Runners Raise £1,500 for Special School
The Workplace Law Group took part in Cambridgeshire’s six-mile Histon Fun Run on Saturday 10 July in an effort to raise money for the Exhall Grange School in Warwickshire. The six Workplace L... | network news | 14 Jul 2004 3:58PM

Changing battery recycling legislation – more details
Stricter rules on manufacturing and recycling batteries and accumulators (rechargeable batteries) for UK businesses are being introduced through the implementation of the European Batteries Directi... | news | 3 Dec 2008 11:31AM

REACH pre-registration: three weeks to go until deadline
There are only three weeks to go before businesses face a mandatory obligation to register their use of chemicals. Legislation for enforcing REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restr... | news | 10 Nov 2008 2:26PM

Carbon footprint Standard launched for goods and services
A new Standard has been launched to help businesses assess the carbon footprint of their goods and services.The new standard – called PAS 2050 (Publicly Available Standard 2050) – has b... | news | 5 Nov 2008 2:37PM

Anglian Water fined £150,000 for four illegal discharges
Anglian Water Services Ltd (Anglian Water) has been fined a total of £150,000  for four times allowing illegal discharges from its sewage treatment works in Newmarket to the No 1 Public ... | news | 28 Oct 2008 6:02PM

Scheme aims to reduce waste from construction industry
A major scheme has today (16 October) been launched to encourage businesses in the construction industry to reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill.The voluntary agreement has been brought... | news | 16 Oct 2008 3:57PM

The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ( “the 1990 Act”) defines three sorts of controlled waste: household, industrial and commercial waste. The 1990 Act enables regulations ... | Regulation | 13 Sep 1992 10:20AM

Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991
These Regulations impose requirements under section 34(5) of the 1990 Act on any person who is subject to the duty of care as respects the making and retention of documents and the furnishing of co... | Regulation | 13 Sep 1991 8:35AM

Environmental Protection Act 1990
An Act to make provision for the improved control of pollution arising from certain industrial and other processes; to re-enact the provisions of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 relating to waste... | Regulation | 1 Nov 1990 8:26AM

Control of Pollution (Amendments) Act 1989
An Act to provide for the registration of carriers of controlled waste and to make further provision with respect to the powers exercisable in relation to vehicles shown to have been used for illeg... | Regulation | 6 Jul 1989 8:07AM

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
An Act to repeal and re-enact with amendments the Protection of Birds Acts 1954 to 1967 and the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act 1975; to prohibit certain methods of killing or ta... | Regulation | 30 Oct 1981 7:14PM

Sustainable Workplaces 2008: special report
Over the past few years sustainability has become a buzzword, seemingly dropped into articles whenever the subject of global warming, climate change, pollution or recycling comes up.But the questio... | Special report | 5 Dec 2007 4:36PM

Facilities Management Legal Update 2008: special report
Essential new guidance specifically for facilities managers In-depth guidance on the key issues facing facilities managers in the next 12 monthsExclusive research and opinion from industry expertsP... | Special report | 31 Jan 2008 2:32PM

Upcoming Environmental Challenges for Businesses: do you have the energy?
Energy and carbon emissions have become environmental hot topics, and shall be so for some time to come. The regulatory pressure is now significant and it is certainly not expected to decrease over... | White paper | 7 Apr 2008 4:36PM

Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases: is your company warming the planet?
Whatever your current level of awareness of the new EC Regulation on F Gases may be, the fact is that it applies to almost any building with an air conditioning system that utilises refrigerant and... | White paper | 8 Nov 2007 4:47PM

Making Buildings Inclusive and Accessible 2009: Special Report
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Workplace Law Handbook 2008
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Multi-tenanted Buildings 2007: Rights and Responsibilities Special Report
The potential for confusion over rights and responsibilities in multi-tenanted buildings is an ongoing issue for many organisations across the UK. With the introduction of new legislation covering ... | product

Sustainable Workplaces 2008: Special Report and Energy Performance of Buildings 2008: Special Report
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Waste Management Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Waste Management Policy and Management Guide v3.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this document, a... | product

Dodging Bullets - advice for employers on tricky legal situations
Do we have to provide facilities for employees to pray at work? Can we dismiss someone for being too fat? What is the life span of a hard hat? Is there a maximum working t... | product

Guide to WEEE 2007
PLEASE NOTE: The Guide to WEEE 2007 is available only as a downloadable file. New practical guidance on the WEEE Regulations On 1 July 2007 the deadline for implementation of ... | product

Facilities Management Legal Update 2008: Special Report
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Energy Performance of Buildings 2008: special report
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Disability: Making Buildings Accessible - Special Report, 3rd Edition
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NEBOSH General Study Guide: Health and safety at work
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Energy Performance of Buildings 2006: Special Report
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BPF Consultancy Agreement
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Facilities Management Legal Update One-day Conference
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8th Annual Facilities Management Legal Update Conference and Dinner
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Asbestos: Duty to Manage Special Report
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Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report, Second Edition
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