Bethan Martin

All the staff at Envirocare want to wish Bradford City FC luck on their big day at Wembley on Sunday 24th February 2013. Bradford could make history by becoming the first fourth tier team to win the League Cup. C’mon the Bantams!

A chemical manufacturing company from Daventry has been fined for exposing staff to chemicals which were hazardous. One member of staff, a 46-year-old despatch officer, was diagnosed with occupational asthma and rhinitis after handling a variety of toxic substances, mainly in liquid form, that were classed as hazardous to health at Endeavour Speciality Chemicals Ltd. […]

Envirocare are proud to announce that they received the Highly Commended Award at The Telegraph & Argus Bradford Means Business Awards 2012 in the Environment Friendly Business of the Year section. Our congratulations go to Newlands Community Association who won the award and title of Environment Friendly Business of the Year for their eco-friendly inspire […]

National food retailer Asda Stores Limited has been ordered to pay more than £55,000 in fines and costs for committing serious fire safety breaches at a store in Berkshire. Appearing at Reading Crown Court on 6 June, the firm pleaded guilty to two charges brought under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The case […]

The HSE has served an Improvement Notice on an Edinburgh company for alleged failures to control adequately the risk of legionella in a cooling tower. The move follows an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the city, which, since the first case was identified on 28 May, has claimed one life. The notice was served on […]

Did you know that Envirocare can offer support with Legionella & Legionnaires Disease. Envirocare can offer an holistic service from fully trained occupational hygienists. From taking samples through to offering practical advice on how you can control and eradicate this deadly bacteria, Envirocare can help.  What Is Legionella? Legionellosis is the collective name given to […]

New HSE guidance has been released in an attempt to help businesses concentrate on looking after and growing their business rather than carrying out time and money wasting electrical testing in their workplace. ‘The law requires that an employer must ensure that electrical equipment is maintained in order to prevent danger.’ This is the common […]

Summary A solderer developed occupational asthma after working for a large multi-national company in Gloucester. He was employed between 1995 and 2004 as a solderer and was exposed to rosin-based colophony solder fume during his career. His health deteriorated from 1999 onwards, and he took time off work due to breathing difficulties. HSE investigation The […]

Envirocare are pleased to report that they have been shortlisted by the judges under the category of Environment Friendly Business of the Year for an award with the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Means Business Awards 2012. The award, which is this year sponsored by Bradford based multi-national Pace plc. is aimed at businesses that have […]

Envirocare are pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at Ecofair at Elland Road Stadium on Tuesday 1st May 2012. Ecofair is the Yorkshire & the North-East’s largest ‘green’ exhibition and features many prominent names from the world of energy, waste, environmental management and others. Envirocare is pleased to takes its place at the […]

Envirocare are pleased to announce that their latest extension to Scope of Accreditation has been granted by UKAS. Envirocare are now fully accredited for the monitoring of Polychlorinated Dibenzo Dioxins (PCDDs), Polychlorinated Dibenzo Furans (PCDFs) and dioxin like Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) to BS EN 1948 and for the monitoring of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) to […]