Workplace Guides

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO) imposes extensive duties which can only be effectively achieved by means of a comprehensive fire safety management system. This should include arrangements for planning, organising, control, monitoring and review of your fire systems in place.

Establishing the aim of fire warden training (also sometimes referred to as fire marshal training) is the key to determining the contents of the course. 

The Local Authorities will have an appointed Fire Officer, typically via a Fire and Rescue Services who will enforce fire safety legislation on business premises.

Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F gases) can significantly contribute to global warming if released into the atmosphere. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) are all types of F gas. The effect of these gases on our atmosphere, when released, is far greater than Carbon dioxide.

The costs associated with poor food safety are both financial and social, and can affect both employers and employees. You can measure the performance of your catering operation by carrying out an audit of the documentation, practices and procedures which occur during the delivery, storage, preparation, cooking, cooling and serving of hot and cold food.

A food allergy occurs because there is an immune response to specific foods. This response is activated because the immune system mistakes the protein in the food as a threat. Symptoms of an allergic reaction can vary from mild to severe and include swelling of the face, vomiting and itching. 

Formaldehyde is a colourless, strong smelling gas. It is widely used in the manufacture of building materials and numerous household products. There are two types of formaldehyde resin; urea formaldehyde (UF) and phenol formaldehyde (PF). Products made from both types release formaldehyde gas, the urea formaldehyde generally emitting higher levels.

Giardia spp. is a microscopic, protozoan parasite that lives in the intestines of infected people and animals. Contaminated faeces spread the organism, which can survive in the environment (for example water and soil) for months.