Insights

31st July 2024

With it looking like summer has arrived, especially with forecast temperatures over the next few days, temperature is a factor that needs to be considered, for the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforces.

26th July 2024

With sustainability remaining high on the corporate agenda, understanding how it is affecting not just organisations, but the wider profession will always provide a good insight into the topic.

23rd July 2024

Analysis of our workplace fatality statistics for 2023/24 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), provisionally identified, 138 workers and 87 members of the public were killed in work-related accidents.

10th July 2024

In recent years, fire safety and sustainability have been two of the topics high on the corporate agenda. As a result, many building/facilities managers have been striving to achieve both goals simultaneously, by keeping their occupants safe from fire and reducing their building’s impact on the environment.

5th July 2024

On the 24th June 2024, at Swindon Magistrates’ Court, Wilts & Berks Canal Trust pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and fined £30,000 with £10,822.

20th June 2024

From 1st October 2024, the London Fire Brigade will no longer immediately respond to automatic fire alarms in most non-residential buildings, including offices and industrial estates, between 07:00 and 20:30, unless a fire is confirmed by a call from an individual.

30th May 2024

As reported last month by the BBC, “A derelict building has partially collapsed in the centre of Leeds. Emergency services were called to Kirkgate, near to the junction with Harper Street, shortly after 16:00 BST on Friday (12^th April 2024), West Yorkshire Police said.”

24th May 2024

As part of the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) continuing drive to increase awareness of the hazards posed by asbestos in the workplace, they’ve recently released a podcast that forms part of their ‘Asbestos – Your duty’ campaign.