Editor | September 30, 2010
The London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) has bid a farewell to its Director of Facilities/DSO, Kevin Thurlow who has left this position to take up the role of Director Of Environmental Health, Safety and Fire Services for all of Queen Mary’s – University of London.
Kevin is a qualified Health and Safety Practitioner of Chartered Status [...]
Editor | September 30, 2010
BP is to create a new safety division with sweeping powers to oversee and audit the company’s operations around the world.
The Safety & Operational Risk function will have authority to intervene in all aspects of BP’s technical activities.
It will have its own expert staff embedded in BP’s operating units, including exploration projects and refineries. It [...]
Editor | September 30, 2010
Connaught Compliance has confirmed that Ian Carlisle has resumed his post as Chief Executive and that the Compliance business continues to trade as normal, providing customers with its unique range of integrated health and safety solutions combining consultancy, training and field services.
Connaught Compliance, which employs around 1,800 staff in locations across the UK, is not [...]
Editor | September 24, 2010
IHS Inc., a leading global source of critical information and insight, has announced the acquisition of two leading environmental health and safety information companies, Atrion International Inc., and Syntex Management Systems Inc., for a combined purchase price of approximately $80 million.
The acquisitions significantly enhance existing IHS capabilities in the environmental health and safety (EHS) [...]
Editor | September 22, 2010
On the 1st September 2010, as part of the company’s continued expansion, OHS moved into new premises at 2 Wellington Place in the heart of the Leeds business and commercial centre. As well as Leeds, OHS have 8 regional offices spread across the UK in addition to its operational centre in Bradford. OHS will be [...]
Editor | September 20, 2010
CSB Chairperson and CEO Rafael Moure-Eraso has announced a major realignment of the agency’s internal organization, including creation of a new position of managing director who will report to the chair and will oversee all aspects of CSB operations, including investigations, studies, recommendations, incident selection, Congressional and public affairs, financial operations, human resources, information technology, [...]
Editor | September 20, 2010
BLS Asbestos Ltd have announced that they have had their asbestos removal license renewed for further 3 years duration.
It was the Managing Director’s decision to make changes within the existing management structure. Together with the Financial Director’s backing, BLS invested significantly, appointing new management for specific roles within the organisation.
Charles Burke, Managing Director at [...]
Editor | September 13, 2010
QinetiQ announces the appointment of a new Health, Safety and Environment Director, Stephen Evans-Howe.
Stephen, aged 36, joins the business from VT Group. This appointment is announced following the Group’s commitment back in April 2010 to create the new safety role following the recommendations of Sir Robert Nelson’s independent review of the findings of the [...]
Editor | September 13, 2010
Michael A. Gladle has been named director of the University of Delaware Department of Environmental Health and Safety, it was announced today by Albert J. (Skip) Homiak Jr., executive director of campus and public safety.
Gladle joins UD after having served as director of environmental health and safety at Colgate University since 2006.
“We are pleased to [...]
Editor | September 13, 2010
Citation Technologies, Inc, a premier provider of document management solutions for the presentation and management of change of global regulatory documents and intellectual properties, announced today that Theodore Polakowski, former Director of Health Safety Security Environment (HSSE) Compliance at BP, has joined the company as its Vice President to build out Citation Technologies’ environmental management [...]
