Qcom – the NEW compliance information app for Property Managers We identified a need to provide a convenient reference tool containing relevant technical compliance summaries which property managers could access when in the office or when on site. We also identified a more convenient way of delivering relevant health and...
Advice for owners of buildings with smoke control systems This Advice Note produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, provides advice to building owners on Smoke Control Systems. Although written for those responsible for the safety of residents of high rise (18m or more) residential blocks...
New Cladding Materials Tests Announced The Government has widened its fire testing regime to include other materials than aluminium composite material (ACM), which could mean ‘potential uncertainty for thousands more residents’. The Guardian reported on the announcement that the government’s Housing Minister, Kit Malthouse, has...
Death of daughter, five, whose head got trapped in a lift Two companies have now been fined more than £1.5m after the death of a girl, five, whose head got trapped in a lift. Alexys Brown died from 'horrific' head and neck injuries when she got her head trapped between a...
Landlord and Contractor fined after asbestos breach A landlord and building contractor have been fined after large quantities of asbestos fibres were released from the demolition of a conservatory at a rented property. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard how the landlord commissioned a building contractor to replace a...
Second ‘fall from height’ death at Canary Wharf A second man has died after ‘falling from height’ this week. The man, reported to be in his 50s, fell at a shopping centre which is part of the Canary Wharf estate in east London, according to police. He was pronounced...
Leisure centre users at significant risk – Council pays £27,000 over Legionnaires’ case The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which launched an investigation into the incident at Walton Lifestyles in Walton-on-the-Naze in November 2016, identified a failure in the council’s system for managing the risk of legionella. Tendring District Council in Essex has...
Government bans combustible materials on high-rise homes The government is banning combustible materials on new high-rise homes and is giving support to local authorities to carry out emergency remediation work. • Combustible materials ban follows announcement in the summer. • Local authorities to carry out emergency remediation...
IOSH Safety for Property Managers Course Due to requests from our Property Management Clients we are now running an IOSH accredited Health and Safety Course specifically designed for Property Managers. You can find full information about the course via this short video or by downloading the...
Fire and rescue incident statistics: England, year ending June 2018 This Q Note contains statistics about incidents attended by fire and rescue services (FRSs) in England. (1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018). The statistics are sourced from the Home Office’s online Incident Recording System (IRS). This system allows FRSs...