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Workers’ Memorial Day Highlights Need For Workplace Radon Testing

May 3, 2012

This week saw the annual Workers’ Memorial Day spread the message that increased attention needs to be paid to workplace health & safety. The annual event organised by TUC aims to raise awareness of the number of people who die each year in the UK as a result of both accidents at work and diseases developed due […]

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BRE Backs ‘Reduce Radon’ Campaign

February 29, 2012

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) recently gave its support to the Radon Tee World Trek, an international campaign promoting awareness of the naturally occurring radioactive gas, radon.  BRE, which recently celebrated its 90th birthday and has been at the forefront of the practical aspects of radon for over 20 years, is an independent and impartial […]

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Councillor Supports Initiative to Reduce Radon in Chipping Norton

February 27, 2012

  County Councillor for the Chipping Norton Divison, Hilary Biles has backed a campaign organised by propertECO to raise awareness of radon gas within the constituency. Radon is a naturally occurring gas formed during the decay of uranium in the ground and which can accumulate in buildings. Long-term exposure to elevated levels of radon can […]

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New digital brochure available now

February 21, 2012

  We are pleased to bring you our new brochure in carbon-neutral, digital format. If you would prefer to receive a hard copy of our brochure, please contact us and we will be happy to post you one.

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Radon Advice Given to Over 500 West Oxfordshire Households

February 17, 2012

propertECO were recently invited to attend a series of radon advice events in West Oxfordshire that had been arranged after a testing programme found many homes in the area contained above the recommended maximum level of radon. Organised by West Oxfordshire Disrict Council, in conjunction with the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and Building Research Establishment […]

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As HSE focus on basement safety, real-time radon alarm is launched

January 23, 2012

Last week, the Health & Safety Executive ran a free event for contractors, project managers and designers called ‘Building Basements Safely’. The event was arranged after it was revealed that in November 2011 HSE inspectors took enforcement action on more than a third of sites visited during an initiative to improve safety standards on basement […]

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HPA & Radon Tee Join Forces to Spread ‘Reduce Radon’ Message

January 13, 2012

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has become the latest body to support the Radon Tee World Trek campaign when UK coordinators and radon specialists, propertECO, attended the National UK Radon Forum. The Forum was organised by the HPA’s Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazard (CRCE) which has a significant advisory role in the UK […]

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