Details on the active substances that will be Included onto Annex I of the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) on the 1 November 2012.

Nanotechnology involves the creation and/or manipulation of materials at the nanometre (nm) scale. One nanometre is 10-9 m or one millionth of a millimetre. Nanoparticles are also manufactured or produced as a by-product of many long standing processes, such as fires, diesel engines and high energy manufacturing processing such as welding or grinding.

Construction sites across the West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill-health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites in Gloucestershire, where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out.

Construction sites across the South West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites Somerset, where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out.

Construction sites across the West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill-health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, [...]