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Newcastle City Council fined for failings in tree fatality
Read how Newcastle City Council had failed to identify the extent of the tree decay and to manage the risk it posed.
Defra and Forestry Commission launch new biosecurity strategy
Earlier this week Defra, in partnership with the Forestry Commission and the Scottish and Welsh Governments, launched a 5-year vision for plant health.
Defra issues reminder to businesses working with plant protection products
Learn how to register basic information about activities under The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020.
Landscape operatives warned due to an increase of rabies in bats
Landscape operatives have been warned to take extra precautions following the recent increase in rabies cases in bats.
Economic value of UK’s trees revealed by Forest Research and Defra
The report will help to incentivise councils, land managers and local communities to plant more trees outside of woodlands
The Government advises: plan now to avoid drought next summer
Water companies must start planning now to avoid potentially significant water supply and environmental impacts next summer,
Plant Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
Steps your business are required to take to manage the risks from equipment, whether used or provided (e.g. hired).
Changes to the British Standard for paving design
British Standard updated their recommendations on the structural design of pavements surfaced with various types of materials.
HSE publishes annual work-related ill-health and injury statistics
The latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that work-related ill-health and injury is still a major problem in the UK.
A recent fatal accident forces HSE to issue a safety bulletin
See how the HSE have responded to a recent fatal accident within the arboricultural industry.
