Health & Safety

Office services and flexible workspace provider, Office Space in Town (OSiT), has achieved GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, at its five London, England, locations. The accreditation validates that each office ...

Climate change means people are at greater risk of occupational heat exposure, and employers need to develop plans to manage this, warns independent research and advisory firm, Verdantix. According to Verdantix, most employers currently having little or no systems in ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has published a checklist of key actions to help building owners and operators prepare for the radical health and safety changes contained in the Building Safety Act. New legislation, which came into force last month, ...

New HydroTap UltraCare reduces the risk of dispensing legionella and other bacteria in drinking water by 99.9% Leading drinking water system manufacturer Zip Water has for the first time launched a system designed to reduce the risk of dispensing legionella ...

In response to the growing demand for flooring solutions that can be installed quickly with minimal disruption, Forbo Flooring Systems has launched a brand new adhesive free, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) compliant safety flooring range: Surestep Fast Fit. Joining ...

Companies with air conditioned offices should open themselves up to the old and vulnerable to help them cope with the current heatwave says health and safety specialists Protecting.co.uk. With the Met Office’s extreme weather warning for this week, the Yorkshire-based ...

With the current UK heatwave expected to hit its peak next Monday as temperatures build towards 35C in parts of the UK, IWS Water Hygiene is issuing an increased legionella bacteria warning to workplace and commercial building owners and facilities ...

According to the latest figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 123 workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great Britain in the last year. The annual data release covers the period from April 2021 to March 2022, ...

At the start of World Wellbeing Week (27 June- 1 July), the Chairman of British Safety Council, Peter McGettrick, is calling on all businesses and employers to make the wellbeing of their staff as important as their health and safety. ...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has selected Sodexo’s April Harvey, Head of Health, Safety and Risk for its Healthcare business, as a Covid Workplace Champion for her work throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. At the end of ...