Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is also referred to as HSWA, the HSW Act, the 1974 Act or HASAWA. This Act is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The...
Hotel fails to control Legionella risks Bremwell, the management company of a hotel in Colchester, Essex, that failed to control risks from exposure to legionella and asbestos has been sentenced. It operates the Rose and Crown Hotel had previously admitted five safety and health offences. Environmental health...
Global fire safety standards in buildings More than 30 organisations from around the world have united in a single group – The International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) Coalition – to develop landmark industry standards to globally address fire safety in buildings. Launched at the UN in...
Legionella prosecution at Nursing Home Introduction Following the death of Kenneth Ibbetson, 86, who died after contracting Legionnaire’s disease at Hutton Village Care Home, Brentwood in June 2015, Bupa Care Homes (BNH) Ltd, pleaded to breaching Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at...
Two companies fined for serious breaches involving the removal of asbestos Wildheart Residential Management Limited, a residential property management company and Squaredeal UPVC & Renewables Limited, a specialist installation contractor have been fined after a resident raised concerns about soffit replacement work carried out on the guttering on three blocks of...
Multiple Health and Safety Failings during Care Home Build Exeter Magistrates’ Court has heard that Coast & Country Construction and Paul Humphries Architects “total disregard for health and safety and site management” during an extension job put 80 care home residents at risk of death. This has resulted in them...
QBriefing – Building a Safer Future Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report Building a Safer Future Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report On 17th May 2018 Dame Judith Hackitt’s final report was published. The report followed the publication of the interim report in December 2017 and has attempted...
Government Building Safety Programme Advice for building owners on assurance and replacing of flat entrance fire doors This new Advice Note 16 was published on 16.05.18. This advice note is for the attention of anyone responsible for the fire safety of residential flats that...
Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: final report The much-awaited final report from Dame Judith Hackitt has been published (17th May 2018). Click on the following link to read the Executive Summary. The full report is available from the same website. We will be produced a QBriefing on...
Building Safety Programme Newsletter – Issue 13. Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has established a Building Safety Programme to ensure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe and feel safe from the risk of fire, now and in...