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Gregor Steele, from Perthshire, suffered severe injuries when his left leg was trapped between a tractor pulling
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Gate Safe, the charity set up in 2010 (following the death of two children in separate automated gate accidents), to improve standards in safety for automated gates, is joining forces with the Joint Industry Board, which administers the Electrotechni
A month ahead of changes to first aid regulations, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance to help businesses put in place appropriate arrangements for the provision of first aid.
From 1 October 2013, the Health and Safety (First
A review, commissioned by the Government and chaired by Professor Ragnar E Löfstedt recommended that "The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981should be amended to remove the requirement for HSE to approve the training and qualifications of
The number of workers killed in Britain last year has fallen, official statistics published today show.
Provisional data released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveals that 148 workers were fatally injured between April 2012 and March 2013
A Barnstaple construction company has been fined for safety failings after a ground worker was seriously injured when he stumbled from an excavator and fell down a five metre bank at a construction site in Middle Marwood.
The 65-year-old, who does no
About The Event
5-6 March 2013 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Now in its 7th successful year, Health and Wellbeing at Work is all about improving the health and wellbeing of work-aged people. The conference and exhibition will provide you wit
This is a question that is often asked!
Many homeowners have various types and heights of hedges bordering their property.
However any hedge will require trimming at least once a year - this is where the problem arises.
High hedges present a problem - h
We are delighted to announce that during the past month, Arbworx has racked up a whole wall full of landscaping industry accreditations.
APL & HTA
We heard this week that our application to join the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and the
Health and Safety in the garden
Robin Ainsworth is founder of www.gardens4u.co.uk, based in Market Drayton, Shropshire and Putney, South-West London.
Robin isn't convinced that garden health and safety is being taken seriously - Robin asks: What is t
As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions…
Britmow weren’t aware how much of an impact attending a trade show would have on their future endeavours. In the run up to their 50th anniversary, they were exploring ideas of how to celebrate. It’s only when they met Kate Cooney from…
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to…
A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
The programme…
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock…
A recent school grounds seminar held at Charterhouse in Surrey has been hailed a huge success by all who attended.
The event attracted over 50 delegates from all levels as several topical issues were explored and discussed. Supported by…
Open forum activity
"chris if you use option 2 how do you intend moving it when full ?
i can see the disposal problem creating a lot of fly tipping right accross the country "
i can see the disposal problem creating a lot of fly tipping right accross the country "
"These are the company we use - if it helps someone out. 13 locations throughout the East. Our local site is 'Decoy' and Material Change have done a lot of work on it since they bought it off 'Organic Recycling' a few years back.
All sites are open a…"
All sites are open a…"
"Pontefract & Castleford area."
"Same here,
Option 1 - use green bin until full, compact by jumping up and down several times.
Option 2 - supply at extra cost 270ltr green waste bag. A disposal fee once full to take to commercial tip when open, or option 3.
Option 3 - remove wast…"
Option 1 - use green bin until full, compact by jumping up and down several times.
Option 2 - supply at extra cost 270ltr green waste bag. A disposal fee once full to take to commercial tip when open, or option 3.
Option 3 - remove wast…"
"Where in the country are you Colin? "
"the local company who does green waste is still going for the moment . to be honest its a sideline for the farmer but its very useful:)"
"i have the same problem (lawn mowing only) .. My first preference is a compost heap', but some are never going to agree with that ... I tried cut and drop but I can ony get away with that with a handful ... So worse case, is I fill their bin in 2 or…"
"Ask on local allotments, moss makes a great mulch for soft fruit such as raspberries and round earthed up potatos as it breaks down quite quickly. "
"I have the same problem. I managed to convince quite a few customers to have me start a compost area in their garden, others are ok with cut and drop for now or putting in main waste bin, I also plan some burning of cut shrubs that I have to remove.…"
"same here dave am going to be cracking open my heap soon as need to rotavate some of the broken down organic material into the veg growing area, as i noticed some of my crops not doing so well last year. its amazing how much a huge mountain of grass…"
"Exactly the same here Colin.
I had hoped to gather a bit up and then get a skip, but that looks like a non starter as well. Would have been an increased cost but cant be helped. I have about an acre of scarifying in the next ten days - I dont even…"
I had hoped to gather a bit up and then get a skip, but that looks like a non starter as well. Would have been an increased cost but cant be helped. I have about an acre of scarifying in the next ten days - I dont even…"
"Same here too...cut drop or mulch
one old dear I used to work for would never let me put grass cuttings
in the bin...she insisted they were put under large shrubs or bushes
to keep them fed/mulch all over summer tbh it didn't create any
problems a…"
one old dear I used to work for would never let me put grass cuttings
in the bin...she insisted they were put under large shrubs or bushes
to keep them fed/mulch all over summer tbh it didn't create any
problems a…"
"I'm having the same problem, but I'm lucky as im using my allotment to compost as much as I can, the woody waste im stacking up to either burn or get rid of when they open the tip back up."
"What happens when an over zealous forager harvester driver opens the maize foeld up next to your garden"
Waste disposal problems
Anyone else having problems finding somewhere to take their waste at the moment? The two council areas I work under have both stopped garden bin collection and closed the tips. Commercial tips are also closed round here. I've got nowhere to store…
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Difficulties in Fulfilling Contracts - Advice (Covid-19)
Useful guidance from Trading Standsrds : At this challenging time it is likely that either your customers or you may need to cancel contracts you have entered into as a direct result of the coronavirus epidemic and the legal restrictions that have…
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Maybe this has been covered somewhere else but if it has I can't find it and can't seem to find anything online either other than guidance from a driving instructors organisation. I was wondering if anyone had got clarification on staff sharing a…
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It was interesting to see the couple of 'stings' in the Chancellors new scheme - a couple with immediate impact, the other pending - For any one who is 'creative' or takes cash-in-hand and under declares on the SA001 form is effectively stuffed as…
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