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Businesses have been urged to ensure their premises are safe from fire this Christmas by undertaking their fire risk assessments.

At a session of the Intermodal Europe Conference, four industry bodies representing the cargo supply chain have called for a united front on safety.

A recent survey found that only 53% of gig workers received a full induction process when they started working for their company.

The aim of the new institute is to prevent mistakes from being repeated as new industries and technologies are developed.

According to BALPA, there have been 81 incidents involving near misses with drones and aircrafts this year alone - so far!.

The DOWA project aims to produce an atlas which will give highly accurate wind speed readings for the North Sea as an aid for future developments.

Adverse reactions to wind farms are actually a psychogenic illness, and one that spreads through exposure to negative publicity.

Advances in wind technology are one of the factors that has boosted renewable energy generation.

Fire crews are called to over 80 fires each yearly at London schools and in the majority of cases, no sprinklers can be found on site.

Nearly all 550,000 residents of Cape Verde have access to electricity but around 1/3 are still reliant upon charcoal & firewood for cooking.

137 people were killed in workplace accidents during the year, highlighting the importance of carrying out all the relevant safety procedures.

According to recent data, a range of renewable energy developments are enjoying strong support from the British public. 

Researchers believe that extensive time & money can be saved by completing most of the construction of wind turbines on dry land.

After being towed into place of the Scottish coastline, the world's first floating wind farm has started to generate energy. 

Armed police from West Midlands Police Force have carried out a training exercise in the event of a terror attack on a Christmas market. 
 

A construction company has been fined £95,604.80 and ordered to pay costs of £998.80 after one of its employees fell around 3.3m to the ground.

The world’s first floating wind farm, which is located off the Scottish coast, has the capacity to provide power for up to 20,000 homes.

The HSE has urged companies to make the health & safety of their workers a priority after 43 employees were fatally injured in 2015/2016.

The aim is to carry out research and innovation projects to help improve the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms.