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Edinburgh waste and street cleaning workers to strike during festival
18th of August 2022
Waste is expected to pile up during the Edinburgh Festival as bin workers go on strike in a dispute over pay.
Waste, recycling and street cleaning staff are planning to stage a mass walkout over a two per cent pay offer which the Unite and the GMB unions describe as "derisory".
A second wave of industrial action is being co-ordinated in Glasgow,
Forum ISSA Pulire programme revealed
17th of August 2022
The Forum ISSA Pulire conference takes place on October 18-19 in Milan, at the Stella Polare Congress Centre. The organisers have now announced details of the programme.
On day one the theme will be Designing for Occupational Health and Safety. The confirmed speakers are: Cesare Damiano, administration consultant for INAIL and former Italian
Rubbermaid launches new sustainability journey
15th of August 2022
Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has launched its brand sustainability vision with a roadmap outlining global, tangible pledges it is making as it aims to operate as sustainably as possible.
Scientists are increasingly focusing on what effect humans are having on extinction rates, the legacy of acid rain is manifest in acidic oceans and
Trust suggests that specialist nurses should help clean wards
10th of August 2022
Proposals in the UK to ask specialist nurses to help clean ward areas and sluice rooms have earned criticism from healthcare workers.
The scheme was mooted at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital to help ease mounting pressures. A document was circulated proposing that specialist nursing teams release staff for hours at a time or for a whole
New copper coating said to kill deadly superbugs
8th of August 2022
A new copper coating that reportedly kills bacteria more quickly and effectively than current coatings could soon be available for use in hospitals and other public facilities.
The coating, developed at Canada's University of British Columbia, incorporates bacteria-killing nanoscale features plus zinc. The nanoscale particles are designed to kill
Ukraine war inspires humanitarian response
4th of August 2022
The war in Ukraine has spurred business owners across Britain to support efforts to ease the suffering of people fleeing into neighbouring countries. And some have literally gone that extra mile … by not just collecting humanitarian aid but delivering it themselves, reports Hartley Milner for ECJ.
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