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Amazon Filters gains health and safety praise

Inspectors from health and safety standards body BSI have praised a process filter maker’s ‘thorough and well-organised approach’ to safety management. Their comments come in a report on the latest ‘surveillance audit’ designed to test Amazon Filters’ compliance with ISO45001:2018. ...

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How construction firms can manage heat stress on site

By Lee Mills (pictured above), Service Director, Citation With the UK having experienced one of the hottest summers on record, and temperatures rising year-on-year, it’s vital that construction firms build this into their long-term plans and proactively manage heat-related risks ...

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Legionella awareness course opportunity

Landlords, business owners and anyone else involved in water system management are being urged to sign up for a legionella awareness course launched by a leading Northamptonshire health and safety consultancy. Acorn Safety Services, which provides health and safety services ...

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Lucion appointed to £94m Social Housing Asbestos and Demolition Framework

UK-based hazardous materials specialist, Lucion Services, has been named as one of 54 contractors appointed to EN:Procure’s Generation 4 Asbestos and Demolition Framework. The new framework, which is set to deliver £93.75 million worth of asbestos removal and demolition works ...

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Beyond the signs

Safety signage isn’t the only way to promote health and safety. Effective communication of all types is crucial for workplace safety says Phil Pinnington, Head of Audit & Consultancy, British Safety Council Facilities managers play a critical role in not ...

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OCS Utilities receives third consecutive RoSPA Gold Award

The OCS Utilities team has been recognised for the third consecutive year with the RoSPA Gold Award for Health and Safety for its tower painting contract. The Utilities tower painting is a specialist service where safety is non-negotiable. Working at ...

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Double RoSPA Gold Awards for ABM

Facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions provider, ABM, has been awarded two RoSPA Gold Awards in 2025 – one for Fleet Safety and another for Health and Safety Excellence. The acknowledgement marks the sixth consecutive year the company has achieved gold-level recognition ...

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Unions launch nationwide inspection of workplaces for heat safety

The TUC has organised a “week of action” with more than 1,000 trade union health and safety reps signed up to take part in a nationwide inspection of workplaces this week for heat safety.    With the UK in the ...

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EMCOR UK and RoSPA launch Health and Safety Academy

EMCOR UK and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) have launched a new Health and Safety Academy as part of EMCOR UK’s Sir George Earle Trophy legacy, the most prestigious accolade offered by RoSPA. The Academy offers ...

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Aramark UK receives the top accolade at the RoSPA Awards

Foodservice provider Aramark has won the top prize at the annual Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health and Safety Awards 2025, sponsored by the National Examination Board in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH). Aramark UK received the ...

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