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DE primary areas of health and safety Policy and Guidance Management of Asbestos Containing Materials ( ACM ) on the Defence Estate Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral. It can be amphibole asbestos which includes crocidolite (blue) and amosite (brown) asbestos, or serpentine asbestos which is chrysotile (white) asbestos. These are the three main types used in Great Britain.
The Ministry of Defence has held its first ‘Marketplace’ event today to give small British businesses the chance to pitch their innovative ideas to some of the world’s biggest defence companies.
As America continues to clear up in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Defence Attache at the British Embassy in Washington, Major General Buster Howes, recalls his role in helping to manage the crisis.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) was killed in Aghanistan on Sunday 11 November 2012.
Measures to overhaul Britain’s Reserve Forces to create a fully integrated Armed Forces were unveiled today as part of a wide-ranging consultation published by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter and Lance Corporal Siddhanta Kunwar, both from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR), were killed on Tuesday 30 October 2012 while on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. Both men were attached to 40 Commando Royal Marines.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce the deaths of a Royal Marine from 40 Commando Royal Marines and a soldier from 3 Medical Regiment on Wednesday 24 October 2012.
Private sector bidders are set to start tendering for three major MOD facilities management contracts across England and Wales worth up to £4.35bn, following a programme of visits to key Defence establishments.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), the MOD’s property and services provider, has awarded a contract to IBM (NYSE: IBM) for the implementation and support of its new information management system.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) today announced the winners of its prestigious Sanctuary and Energy Awards during a ceremony in London.
The MOD has launched a new Defence Discount Service, as part of the Armed Forces Covenant, in recognition of service in the Armed Forces.
The MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has won the 2012 Building Public Trust Award for ‘Excellence in Reporting’ in the public sector.
A team of geospatial analysts within the Foundation Division at the Defence Geographic Centre (DGC) has received the Esri Special Achievement in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Award.
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) demonstrated its land environment Science and Technology (S&T) capability to Army Headquarters in a one-day showcase on Monday 1 October.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain James Anthony Townley from the Corps of Royal Engineers died in Afghanistan on Friday 21 September 2012.