News - May 2012

World news round-up

31st May 2012

Workers hospitalised after chemical leak at plant

A chemical leak at a dairy plant in the US has led to 11 members of staff being taken to hospital for treatment. According to a report by the ...

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30th May 2012

Emergency evacuation at offshore gas platform in North Sea

An evacuation of an offshore platform in the North Sea was carried out as emergency procedures were enforced following a gas leak on the facility. ...

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30th May 2012

Oil and gas leaks delay colliery project

Oil and gas leaks have led to delays at a colliery project in the north of England. Hargreaves Services, owner of Maltby Colliery, could be set to ...

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29th May 2012

Investigation launched over BP oil spill estimates

An investigation has been launched to see whether representatives of BP lied to Congress about the amount of oil that leaked in the Deepwater spill. ...

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28th May 2012

Two jailed over New Zealand oil spill

A pair of men who worked on board the Rena container ship that leaked hundreds of litres of oil into the ocean have been sent to prison. Captain ...

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25th May 2012

Total confirms Elgin gas platform success after monitoring

Total's attempts to plug a gas leak on a platform in the North Sea have been confirmed as a success following close monitoring of the site. The ...

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25th May 2012

Robotic fish to provide real-time pollution monitoring

Robotic fish are set to provide real-time monitoring of pollution levels in the sea. Technology consultancy BMT Group has been working on the scheme, ...

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24th May 2012

Airbase 'may be contaminated with mustard gas'

An airbase that is set to become home to almost 1,000 employees could be built on a site contaminated with mustard gas. Investigations into ...

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24th May 2012

North Sea oil and gas drilling licensing breaks records

Safety concerns are likely to be on the agenda after a record number of oil and gas drilling applications in the North Sea were received by the ...

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22nd May 2012

ONR publishes nuclear stress test results

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has published the results of the stress tests carried out at country's non-power producing nuclear ...

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18th May 2012

Charles Hendry: Elgin gas leak plug is excellent news

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has welcomed the news from operator Total that it has been successful in its efforts to block the gas ...

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17th May 2012

Environmental impact of waste facility fire investigated

The impact of a fire at a waste facility is being investigated by the Environment Agency. Around 200 tonnes of mixed construction waste was alight at ...

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17th May 2012

Iosh poll finds firms want more health and safety guidance

More health and safety guidance is wanted by a majority of firms in the UK responding to a poll by the Institute of Safety and Health (Iosh). Over ...

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17th May 2012

Ship's chemical leak 'made safe'

A chemical leak on a ship off the shore of Australia has been made safe, according to the local fire service. The incident, which occurred on a ...

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17th May 2012

Emergency procedures 'in place to cope with gas leak'

A fire service has stated it has the emergency procedures in place to deal with a toxic gas cloud after an incident at a Bristol leisure centre led ...

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17th May 2012

Total plugs Elgin gas leak

The gas leak from the Elgin platform in the North Sea has been successfully plugged, it has been announced by the operator of the site Total. Work ...

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14th May 2012

Total: Elgin gas leak preparations near completion

Preparations to intervene to plug the leak at the Elgin gas platform in the North Sea are close to completion, according to the site operator Total. ...

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11th May 2012

United Utilities fined for chemical leak

United Utilities has been ordered to pay a substantial fine as a result of a chemical leak that led to the deaths of hundreds of fish. Eels and ...

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10th May 2012

Environment Agency investigates oil spill

The Environment Agency has launched an investigation to see if one of the country's most important rivers for salmon fishing has been affected by ...

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8th May 2012

Businesses 'should bring in external health and safety expert'

Companies have been advised of the benefits they could achieve if they bring in an external health and safety expert to recommend improvements with ...

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4th May 2012

Total gets green light for "dynamic kill" at Elgin gas leak

The UK government has given the green light for Total to go ahead with a "dramatic kill" operation that is hoped will plug the gas leak ...

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3rd May 2012

ExxonMobil 'should have full-time process safety representative'

ExxonMobil ought to employ full-time process safety representatives in its refineries, according to the president of a United Steelworkers (USW) ...

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1st May 2012

Three killed in gas leak in China

A gas leak at a steel plant in China has killed three people, which may lead to hazard identification methods at the facility being questioned. Local ...

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