Tougher Sentences for Driving Offences
August 18, 2022The Highway Code has recently been updated to reflect increases in the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving from 14 years to life. Similarly, the maximum sentence for causing...
Advancements in Detecting Tachograph Offences
August 18, 2022Recently the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that they have begun trialling a new form of remote tachograph sensing equipment across Britain. This will make it easier ...
Mitigating Risk for Your Churches
July 29, 2022Whether it is protecting your congregations, your staff & volunteers, or assets , it is vital to ensure you have a robust risk management system in place. Risks can include anything from premi...
Extending Responsibility for Packaging Waste
July 29, 2022Currently, organisations that handle 50 or more tonnes of packaging or packaging materials in a calendar year (i.e. January to December) and have an annual turnover of more than £2 million mu...
HSE Announce School Asbestos Inspection Campaign
July 29, 2022Latest figures from the HSE estimate that asbestos related diseases including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis are responsible for over 5000 deaths every year. The HSE have announced t...
FLOOD RESPONSE PLANNING FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY – UNDERSTAND, MINIMISE RISK AND REDUCE DAMAGE
July 27, 2022Flooding can have a devastating impact on your business. Since commercial properties are twice as likely to be at risk from flooding compared to the average British property, it is vital you...
SAFE STORAGE OF GAS CYLINDERS
July 22, 2022Whether used in the home (e.g. medical oxygen) or in a workplace (e.g. welding gasses) where gas cylinders are in use it is often important that spares are readily available and it will often ...
Highway Code Updated for Self-driving Vehicles
July 22, 2022While there are currently no self-driving vehicles listed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for use in the UK, vehicle technology is steadily advancing and it is anticipated th...
NEW FIRE SAFETY GUIDANCE
July 22, 2022The Fire Industry Association (FIA) have recently published a number of new guidance documents. The first of these is a Guide on equipment for use in explosive atmospheres (ATEX). This gives b...
SECURE INFORMATION BOXES AND EVACUATION ALERT SYSTEMS FOR TALL BUILDINGS
July 22, 2022Under the building regulations building work in England and Wales, such as erecting or extending a building, must be carried out with adequate and proper materials and in a correct manner to s...
TAKING A PEEP AT HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
July 22, 2022A Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (or PEEP) is a specific plan used to ensure that those who may need assistance can evacuate safely in an emergency, for example persons with limited mobili...
Workplace Fatality Statistics Released
July 22, 2022Provisional figures recently released by the HSE show that 123 workers died as a result of work-related accidents in the year to March 2022. This compares to 145 workers killed in the same per...
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