Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced that it has signed the multi-stakeholder Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, coordinated by the UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO). Krishan Hundal, Director of Sourcing at Marks ...
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The city’s construction and administration bureau announced on Monday that it will urge skyscraper builders and property owners to conduct safety checks and repairs on glass curtain walls which have been in use for more than ten years ...
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BP said Monday it was too early to estimate when it could restart gas flows from its In Amenas fields in eastern Algeria two days after Algerian forces ended a bloody hostage crisis at the desert gas plant. "Production from the plant ...
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High levels of the poisonous chemical dioxin were found in eggs from a German farm, resulting in a recall of 268,000 eggs in the country. The farm is located in the Emsland area in the north German state of Lower Saxony, and the eggs from ...
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China's central government is to require provincial governments to make stricter safety checks before allowing coal mines to restart operations after a nationwide suspension of mining operations in October and November for the Party ...
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MANHATTAN, NY (BRAIN) — Who needs electricity to run a bike shop? A handful of Manhattan bike shops re-opened Wednesday following post-tropical storm Sandy, as the city was flooded with bike commuters. Bicycle Habitat opened ...
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Midtronics has completed the initial field testing of its GRX-5100 Hybrid/EV Battery Station, a high-voltage Hybrid/EV vehicle battery service and de-power device for several hybrids and EVs. Following the deployment, the GRX-5100 ...
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Symphony Bluelight, the UK's only AddressBase compatible gazetteer management system is now in use at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service SURREY, ENGLAND, June 22, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has become ...