During Global Asbestos Awareness Week (1–7 April), Sam Lord, HM Principal Specialist Inspector and Occupational Hygiene Technical Strategy Lead for Asbestos at The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) explains the legal duty to properly assess, manage, and monitor asbestos risks ...

The Flexible Space Association (FlexSA) officially launched its new Health & Safety Forum at its inaugural meeting on 25 March at WeWork’s flagship building at 10 York Road, London SE1. The Health & Safety Forum has been created especially for ...

Half of field-based workers have avoided tasks or locations because they felt unsafe while working alone, according to new research highlighting the risks faced by staff operating independently. The Lone Worker Survey, conducted by safety technology provider SoloProtect, gathered responses ...

From January 2026, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) formally separated from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Created under the Building Safety Act 2022 in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the BSR is designed to raise safety standards across ...

Mould expert, Jeff Charlton, is calling on the UK Government to repeal Awaab’s Law, having identified more than 250 investigative failures in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government report. Charlton has published a technical evidence review of the ...

Kieran Irving, Legionella and Water Treatment Manager at Lucion Services, explains why recent school closures highlight the need for proactive Legionella management The temporary closure of Hazeley Academy in Milton Keynes, following the detection of Legionella its water system, has ...

GTEC Training, part of United Infrastructure, has been officially approved by the Energy & Utility Skills Register (EUSR). The approval paves the way for the building services and utilities training provider to offer nationally-recognised competency training across its headquarters in ...

Matthew Davies, Business Development Manager at MEMCO by AVIRE, and a member of the BSI lift safety committee, on how the PSTN switch-off could comprise lift safety As the UK’s telecommunications infrastructure undergoes a major transformation, facilities managers and lift ...

Atlas Workplace Services has been presented with a prestigious global health and safety award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Following five consecutive years of receiving the top-level Gold Award, RoSPA has also awarded the facilities ...

With the UK set to record its warmest summer on record, the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is calling for urgent action to tackle the growing number of buildings that overheat. The Association says the rising number of deaths linked ...