Green Wall Guidance
September 16, 2024The Fire Protection Association has released a new set of guidelines, ‘Green and Living Walls as External Cladding: A Joint Guide to Managing Risk.’ As the title suggests, the guidance focus...
Plans to Tackle Lithium Battery Fires Included in King’s Speech
September 16, 2024A new bill that includes proposals to manage the risk of e-bike battery fires has been announced in the King’s Speech in July. The Product Safety and Metrology Bill is intended to support bu...
Making Sprinklers Mandatory For New Care Homes
September 16, 2024In 2023, we reported on a Government consultation covering proposals to introduce a requirement for all new care homes in England to be fitted with sprinkler systems. The consultation conclude...
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry – What Next
September 16, 2024The Grenfell Tower Inquiry published its final report on 4th September. This Phase 2 report is a substantial document of over 1500 pages split into 7 volumes, 14 parts, and 113 chapters. The r...
Re-visiting Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans for High Rise Buildings
September 16, 2024Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (or PEEPs) are used to ensure that those who may need assistance can evacuate safely in an emergency, for example, persons with limited mobility, vision, or...
Updated Compressed Gas Safety Guidance Issued
September 16, 2024The British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) has recently updated a number of their guidance notes and technician information sheets. Updated guidance includes: Guidance Note 40, ‘Medical...
Fire Safety in Mass Timber Buildings
July 5, 2024Arup, a services firm that provides design and engineering advice, has released a guide on the fire-safe design of mass timber buildings. The guide provides in-depth detail on the fire safety ...
New Remote Operation of Vehicles Standard
July 5, 2024In recent years there has been an increase in interest in the remote operation of vehicles, whether this is in the air, at sea or on land. The British Standards Institution (BSI) recently laun...
Road Haulage Association Publishes Direct Vision Standard Guidance
July 5, 2024The RHA (Road Haulage Association) has published a set of guidelines produced by Loughborough University to help firms operating heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in London understand new Direct Vis...
UK Workers at Risk from Pipeline Danger
July 5, 2024Linewatch, a high pressure oil and gas pipeline safety awareness group, has released an infringement report for data collected throughout 2023. Linewatch focuses on preventing pipeline acciden...
Wind Turbine and Motion-Compensated Gangway Safety Alerts
July 5, 2024Two safety alerts have been issued by the HSE regarding wind turbine service lifts and motion-compensated gangways. The first safety alert was issued following an injury suffered by a technici...
Safety Alert and Updated Guidance Issued for the Waste Industry
June 12, 2024The Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH) has issued a safety alert concerning hydraulically operated rear doors, hatches, and body sections on waste sector vehicles. The safety alert ...
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