New And Updated High Rise Building Safety Guidance
April 8, 2024The Building Safety Act 2022 has seen significant changes to the regulatory environment, in particular for high-rise residential buildings. This has seen the introduction of new roles such as ...
New Awareness Campaign Targets Residents Of High-Rise Buildings
April 8, 2024The Building Safety Regulator recently launched a new campaign to raise awareness among residents of high-rise buildings of the rights that they have under the Building Safety Act. For this Ac...
Lorry Loader Tilting Stabilisers Crush Risk Safety Notice
March 6, 2024The Health and Safety Executive has issued a safety notice concerning the risk of people being crushed by powered tilting (also known as swing-up or rotating) stabilisers on lorry loader vehic...
Updated Guidance for the Inspection of Steel Chimneys
March 5, 2024The Association of Technical Lighting and Access Specialists, ATLAS, has published revised guidance regarding the inspection of industrial steel chimneys. This is designed to provide general g...
Non-Destructive Testing Safety Alert
March 5, 2024The term Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) covers a wide range of techniques used to assess materials, parts, and other items in a way that does not cause damage or alter their structural integrit...
New National Radon Action Plan Considers Working From Home
March 5, 2024Radon is a naturally occurring colourless, odourless, and radioactive gas. In the UK, the main source of radon is the ground. Gas can seep out and build up in caves, underground mines, and poo...
Reforming The Driver CPC-System
March 5, 2024Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training was introduced in 2007 in the EU for professional drivers of lorries, buses, and coaches. Professional drivers are required to comp...
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill Takes Another Step
March 5, 2024Following the inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack in May 2017, earlier in 2023, the Government published the draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, also known as Martyn’s...
Free Mental Health E-Learning For Employers Launched
March 5, 2024In November 2021, the HSE launched their Working Minds campaign to tackle mental health issues in the workplace. Alongside promoting mental health issues, the campaign includes a dedicated web...
Top Of The Charts For Work Related Ill Health
March 5, 2024Figures recently released by the HSE show that 1.8 million workers were suffering from new or long-standing work-related health problems, leading to an estimated 31.5 million lost working days...
Top Of The Charts For Work Related Injury
March 5, 2024Figures recently released by the HSE show that 60,645 non-fatal work-related injuries were reported by employers under the RIDDOR regulations in 2022/23. Only certain injuries and incidents ar...
DVSA Takes Action On E-Scooters
March 5, 2024A number of organisations have raised concerns about the fire risks associated with e-bikes and e-scooters, especially regarding online sales of the vehicles themselves and conversion kits tha...
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