Pull Your Finger Out: Behaviour, Physical Features and Covid Risk
August 25, 2023A recently published study by Dutch researchers assessed a number of behavioural and physical features such as nose picking, nail biting, wearing glasses, having a beard, and the risk of Covid...
Extension of CE Mark Recognition
August 25, 2023Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the Government developed the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessment) as a replacement for the CE marking system to show that a product complies with basic s...
School Buildings Safety Report
August 25, 2023The National Audit Office (NAO) recently published a report, highlighting key safety issues related to the condition of school buildings in England. The report focuses on the progress made by ...
Vehicle Lift Safety Alert
August 25, 2023The HSE has issued a safety alert regarding unsafe bolts on the BendPak XPR series two-post vehicle lift. Following an investigation into a fatal incident, an issue has been identified involvi...
Consultation on Amendments to Health Protection Notification Regulations
August 24, 2023The Health Protection Notification Regulations 2010 (HPNR) were introduced to help the government respond effectively and quickly to newly discovered cases of infectious diseases and prevent t...
Interim DVSA Process for Testing Hydrogen Powered Vehicles
August 24, 2023While hydrogen fuelled vehicles are not yet widely available, their use is expected to increase, and such vehicles will need to be subject to the usual statutory testing regimes. The DVSA has ...
Time is Running Out To Register Your High Rise Building – Act now!
August 11, 2023Background Paul Lennon, Executive Director & Head of Strategy for PIB Risk Management, provides insight into the requirement to register your high rise building. In June 2017 a fire started in...
Latest Workplace Fatality Statistics Released
August 9, 2023The HSE have published figures for work-related fatalities in Great Britain for the period of 2022 to 2023. During this period a total of 135 workers were killed in work related incidents. W...
New Fire Safety Guidance for Responsible Persons
August 9, 2023In England and Wales the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 sets out the duties that apply to persons responsible for fire safety in non-domestic premises such as workplaces and in the...
Fire Alarm Response in Scotland
August 8, 2023Individual fire authorities are responsible for creating appropriate strategies for their own area. With limited resources and many calls on those resources fire authorities have to make dif...
Regulating The Building Control Profession
August 8, 2023Following on from the enquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire the Building Safety Act 2022 is introducing a number of significant changes to the Building Safety regime in England. One of these ch...
Updated Code of Practice on Load Security
August 8, 2023The DVSA has worked alongside the HSE to produce an updated code of practice covering the safe loading, unloading and transportation of goods in heavy goods vehicles, trailers, vans, and cars....
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