Product Safety Recalls Update| Trading Standards Lawyer
Posted on September 26, 2020 by Jeremy Barnett
The Office for Public Safety and Standards ( OPSS) is the national regulator for all consumer products apart from vehicles, medicine and food. As well as hallmarking and standards work, the OPSS is the lead enforcement agency for a range of goods b...
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German upper house rejected Carbon Capture Law
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The German upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, has struck down a law for testing carbon capture and storage CCS technology following strong resistance from a number of polititicans. The test was intented to test technology until 2017, but the...
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Hangzhou Electric Taxi fire
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Chinese newspapers have reported a serious unexplained spontaneous explosion by one of the new electric vehicles in current use in Hangzhou, China. No one was hurt in the fire, but officials have acted to suspend the use of the fleet of 30 Zo...
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Read MoreHealth and Safety of paramount importance to the offshore wind industry.
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The Royal Academy of Engineers has published thier report, Making green growth real: UK offshore wind supply chain, with a foreward by Lord Browne of Madingley, President of the RAE. In his forward Lord Browne says that the UK faces a mammoth task ...
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Read MoreHealth and safety partly responsible for riots says Cameron
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Speaking at a youth centre today, David Cameron said that the government is going to review its work in root causes including schools, welfare, families and health and safety. He announced a reivew of the 'health and safety culture'. It is not clea...
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Read MoreHealth Safety and Waste Recycling in the Mumbai Slums.
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
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HSE claim for costs substantially reduced.
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The HSE prosecuted two companies at the outset of the case, maintaining that Pakawaste had designed, manufactured and supplied a machine that created a flammable atmosphere and was unsafe. The unit was being used in the main to shred aerosol cans t...
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Read MoreJeremy Barnett achieves ‘Exceptional Sentence’ in HSE prosecution
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Mr Goldstein is the owner of Goldstein Smoked Salmon, a company formed in 1960, based in Stanmore, North London. The firm employs approximately 24 employees and supplies it's product mainly to the wholesale market. The accident occurred when Mr Hen...
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New China Electric Vehicle Battery Fire
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Friday 16th June On May 26th a Nissan GTR sports car diven by a suspected drunk driver smaksed into the rear of two taxis, one caught fire in which the driver and two passengers died at the scene . The other taxi rolled over and the dr...
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Prototype battery explodes at GM test centre
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
For a link to the article click here The story follows reports that GM took corrective action following issues with electric batteries in crash tests for the Chevy Volt. Click here for the full story. For an earlier article about the exp...
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