Gas Safety Week 2024
13th September 2024
While natural gas consumption has been dropping in the UK (in 2023 63.5bn m³ used, as opposed to approx. 100bn m³ at the turn of the century, according to information from National Gas, “more than half a million businesses and 23 million homes” receive supplies from them.
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Health and safety record keeping retention - where to draw the line?
6th September 2024
It can seem daunting the prospect of throwing away health and safety records especially hard copy folders that have no online back-up, but the phrase 'health and safety gone mad' comes to mind when I see organisations holding on to temperature testing records from 2003.
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New mesothelioma figures released
23rd August 2024
This week the HSE released its annual statistics on work related fatalities including those from longer-term work-related ill-health.
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Last chance to share your views on sustainability
20th August 2024
The IWFM Sustainability Survey 2024 is closing today, but you still have time to add your thoughts and comments to this long running sector initiative.
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New announcement on automatic fire alarms from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Services
9th August 2024
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Services have announced that from the 10th October 2024, they will no longer be responding to automatic fire alarms “unless a building is deemed to be… Read more
Another outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease detected - London Ontario, Canada
8th August 2024
Six people have been hospitalised and one has died, due to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in London Ontario, Canada. Read more
Fatal outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Melbourne
5th August 2024
News reports from Australia are indicating two people have now sadly died in an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the industrial west of Melbourne, centred on the Derrimut and North Laverton areas of the city.
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What does the new HSE asbestos management plan guidance mean for you?
2nd August 2024
With the recent HSE’s update to the asbestos management plan guidance released on their website - could there be any changes you need to make to your plan, is it just a review of your current status, or are major changes needed to remain suitable and sufficient?
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