Importance of Tree Risk Management during Winter
January 9, 2025During winter storms in the UK, trees pose significant risks, particularly to commercial properties. High winds and heavy snowfall can weaken branches, potentially leading to breakage or entir...
Updated Fire Door Hardware Code Of Practice
January 9, 2025The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF), together with the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI), has published an updated code of practice for the selection of building hardware for use on fi...
Simplifying Rules For Electric Vans
January 9, 2025Currently, drivers hours and other rules apply to work-related driving if the maximum weight of your vehicle or vehicle combination is more than 3.5 tonnes. These rules cover topics such as th...
Security Of Loads On Vehicles Guide Updated
January 9, 2025The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) produces a code of practice covering the safe loading, unloading, and transportation of goods in heavy goods vehicles, trailers, vans, and cars. ...
Review Of Building Regulations Guidance Announced
January 9, 2025The Building Regulations 2010 set out a number of requirements that must be met when carrying out building work in England. The requirements cover various factors such as structural safety, fi...
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans In Residential Buildings
January 9, 2025Following on from Phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry in 2021, the government carried out a consultation on proposals to introduce a requirement for owners or managers of high-rise residenti...
New Statutory Guidelines For E-Bike Batteries
January 9, 2025Official figures show that in 2023, 10 fatalities and almost 200 fires were recorded involving e-bikes and e-scooters. A particular issue is thermal runaway; this happens when the temperatur...
New Guidance For The Safe Use Of Bin Lifts
January 9, 2025In January 2024 the Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH) produced new guidance following concerns that when refuse collection vehicle (RCV) bin lifts are in automatic mode, they do no...
New And Updated Compressed Gas Guidance
January 9, 2025The British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) recently published an updated edition of their Code of Practice covering “The Safe Use of Individual Portable or Mobile Cylinder Gas Supply Eq...
National Flood Risk Assessment Updated
January 9, 2025The Environment Agency recently published updated assessments of the national flood and coastal erosion risks in England. With improvements in data modelling and technology, these represent a ...
Why Welds Fail – New Research from the HSE
January 9, 2025The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a new research report examining the causes of welding-related incidents and failures over the past 15 years. A total of 47 incidents in whic...
Safe Trees
January 9, 2025On 8th November 2024, Cheshire East Council was fined £500,000 after Christopher Hall was killed by a falling tree limb on 28th August 2020 while walking his dog. HSE investigations found t...
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