Causes of Fatal Accidents and Ill Health
August 8, 2023The recent workplace fatality statistics published by the HSE also break those statistics down by the type of accident. The most common types of fatal accident during 2022/23 were: falls from ...
New Sentencing Guidelines for Motoring Offences in England and Wales
August 8, 2023Following a consultation the Independent Sentencing Council has published 6 new and 6 revised sentencing guidelines for motoring offences in England and Wales. The Independent Sentencing Counc...
Pop-up Toilets Safety Notice
August 7, 2023The HSE recently issued a safety notice regarding a risk of crushing for persons involved in the maintenance of pop-up toilets. The safety notice follows a fatal accident where an individual w...
New Guidance for Electric Vehicles in Covered Car Parks
August 4, 2023A new set of interim guidance has been released by the government regarding the charging of electric vehicles (EV) and installation of charging points in covered car parks. The guidance was pu...
Investigating Bus Fires
August 4, 2023Following an increase in the number of bus fires reported to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) an investigation was launched into reported fires between 2020 and 2022. The DVSA ha...
CONIAC Publish Fire Risk Management Guidance
August 3, 2023The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) have published new fire safety guidance covering the responsibilities of different roles under the Construction (Design and Management) Re...
PIB Group welcomes Ian Cresswell as Head of Construction and Property Management for PIB Risk Management
July 25, 2023PIB Risk Management, part of PIB Group, has appointed Ian Cresswell as Head of Construction and Property Management. Ian has more than 30 years’ experience in the Construction and Health and...
New Passive Fire Protection Guidance
June 29, 2023The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) have published a series of three Advisory Notes on topics related to passive fire protection as well as updating a previous Advisory Note....
New Guidance for Goods Vehicle Operators Using Longer Semi-Trailers
June 29, 2023Introduced as part of plans to allow the more efficient movement of goods and reduce carbon dioxide emissions as of 31st May 2023 longer semi-trailers have been allowed on British roads. Semi-...
Environment Agency Warn about Using Apps to Dispose of Waste
June 29, 2023The Environment Agency has released a warning regarding risks of using apps to arrange disposal of waste. All businesses which carry, broker or deal with waste must have an ‘upper tier’ re...
Update on LPG Forklift Truck Fire Risks
June 28, 2023Following on from the previous alert from the UK Material Handling Association the HSE have now also issued their own safety alert regarding the issue of LPG forklift fire risks. The HSE outli...
The Ladder Association’s Telescopic Ladder Campaign Continues
June 28, 2023As part of their on-going ‘Step Up to Safe Ladders’ telescopic ladder safety campaign the Ladder Association has released a second report urging the government to make regulatory changes t...
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