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New EU register to keep tabs on dangerous pollutants
The contamination of air, water and land by industrial pollutants in the EU will face closer scrutiny from this week, following the launch of a new register from the European Commission and the European Environment Agency.
The register will collate annual data for 91 substances and covers more than 24,000 facilities operating across 65 different industrial sectors. Under the rules of the register, any pollutants transferred offsite have to be reported on and tracked.
`The opening of this register will give citizens direct access to information on emissions from facilities across Europe ... |
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Summit of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign on risk assessment
The importance of risk assessment in the workplace, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises, will be the focus of a high-profile event being held in Bilbao, Spain, on 17 November 2009. Organised by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the Swedish EU Presidency, the summit marks the close of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign on risk assessment, which for the last two years has been promoting practical ways in which workplace risks can be managed and reduced.
The Healthy Workplaces European Summit will see EU government ministers, Commission representatives and ... |
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