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...
Essex council faces prosecution over Legionnaires’ case A member of the public contracted Legionnaires’ disease at a leisure centre in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Tendring District Council is being prosecuted after an investigation, launched by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was launched in November 2016 . The visitor to...
HSE releases Great Britain’s annual injury and ill health statistics Too many workers in Britain’s workplaces are still being injured or made ill by their work a new report shows. Annual statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show 1.4 million workers were suffering from work-related ill health and...
Ladder safety: How to work safely with ladders and stepladders With falls from height still the single biggest cause of workplace deaths and one of the main causes of major injuries, it is essential that anyone who undertakes work at height is both trained and competent. That is the principal...
Man killed by falling window pane from Residential apartment building in London Police are investigating the death of a man believed to have been killed by a window pane that fell from the Corniche building, a new apartment block on the Albert Embankment at 10.42am, Tuesday 2nd October. The man, believed to be...
Fire Safety failures and Legionnaires Risk A West Sussex local authority has been issued with a regulatory notice for failing to assess fire and legionella risks in properties it is responsible for maintaining. In the notice, the UK’s Regulator of Social Housing said that up until...
Primary school Asbestos exposure – Council fined £200k Kent Council County (KCC) has been fined £200,000 after asbestos was disturbed in a primary school in Sittingbourne during a routine food inspection at Lansdowne Primary School. Canterbury Crown Court heard how environmental health officers from the council were carrying...
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...