50 Years of the HSE and the Health & Safety at Work Act
March 11, 2025This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Established by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the HSE was officially launched on 1st January 1975 u...
Building Fire Safety Updated Approved Document B Published
March 11, 2025For building work in England, guidance on how to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations is given in a series of “Approved Documents.” Approved Document B covers fire safety matt...
Protecting Properties Against Flooding
March 11, 2025According to research conducted by the Association of British Insurers, a total of £585 million was paid out for weather-related damage to people’s homes and possessions in 2024. This is a ...
The Building Safety Act – Are you meeting your legal responsibilities?
February 20, 2025The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) enforces stricter regulations and oversight across construction and related sectors. The Act goes beyond CDM 2015 and the Building Regulations Act 2012, sett...
Reasonable adjustments for neurodiverse employees
February 14, 2025It is a well-established principle of equality legislation that employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to support disabled workers. What is reasonable will depend on the partic...
New business waste and recycling rules in England
February 14, 2025Individuals, households, businesses and other organisations all have a duty of care to take reasonable steps to ensure that their waste is disposed of responsibly. Similar to the way that mo...
Managing exposure to bird flu
February 14, 2025There have been several outbreaks of avian influenza in the UK; while bird-to-human transmission of the disease is rare, this is possible and has happened a small number of times. Typically th...
Hazards of installing stone worktops
February 13, 2025Silica is a natural substance found in most stone, rocks, sand, quartz and clay. This can be released as dust during a number of tasks. Some of the dust created when working with this materi...
Furniture fire safety standards – an update
February 13, 2025Previously we reported how the Department for Business and Trade and the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) had begun a consultation process looking at a new approach to dealing wi...
Fire safety in small premises
February 13, 2025In 2023 the Home Office published 3 new guides to help responsible persons and building owners comply with their fire safety duties in small non-domestic premises, guest accommodation and bloc...
E-bike battery safety
February 13, 2025A number of concerns have been raised in recent years regarding the safety of lithium-ion batteries, in particular fires involving personal light electric vehicles such as e-bikes. London Fire...
Did lowering the speed limit work?
February 13, 2025On 17th September 2023 the Welsh Government introduced a standard 20 mph speed limit on all restricted roads in Wales. The majority of these roads are located in residential and built-up areas...
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