The British Safety Council has launched ‘Hidden Hazards’, a new UK-wide flagship campaign to raise awareness of the invisible risks that affect millions of workers and to encourage more concerted action by employers, the Government and others to prevent harm ...
Read More »Wildfire risk: five checks every facilities and estates team should make
Smoke, road closures and fast-changing local conditions can affect buildings, outdoor areas and mobile workers long before flames reach an organisation’s estate. Josh McNicholas, a senior lead at Evalu-8, explains the practical checks facilities teams should be completing. Wildfire is ...
Read More »Skills shortages affecting safety at work
Skills shortages risk making workplaces less safe and less productive, with an impact on the national economy, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). In a new report from the RoSPA’s OSH Skills Commission, produced in ...
Read More »Better workbenches, better wellbeing: Rethinking the workbench as part of employee wellbeing
Mark has just finished reviewing the results of his company’s latest employee wellbeing survey. The scores are encouraging. Staff value the investment in mental health support, flexible working and occupational health initiatives. But as Facilities Manager for a busy engineering ...
Read More »Safety vs. Sustainability: Navigating the confusion between refrigerant monitoring and leak detection
By Bryan Redmond, MSA Safety The terms ‘refrigerant monitor’ and ‘refrigerant leak detector’ are frequently used interchangeably across the industry – yet they serve fundamentally different purposes. Bryan Redmond, a technical specialist at MSA Safety, unpacks the regulatory requirements and ...
Read More »Could the PSTN switch-off become your next LOLER compliance risk?
By Phil Laws (left), Telecommunications Consultant, Cambridge Management Consulting, and John Jackson (right), Country Sales Manager, Northern Europe, AVIRE The UK’s analogue telephone network is entering its final phase. By 31 January 2027, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) will ...
Read More »Marble Arch BID selects Anchor Group Services to lead its Street Team
Integrated facilities services provider, Anchor Group Services, has been appointed as the new delivery partner for Marble Arch London BID’s frontline Street Team service. Following more than 10 years of grassroots support to high street businesses and the wider community, ...
Read More »How weather conditions can affect Range Rover wheels
The British climate is nothing if not unpredictable. One morning might bring frost-covered roads and the next sudden downpour, and drivers who rely on their vehicles daily. These shifting conditions put extra strain on many of the vehicle’s components — ...
Read More »Apave UK: A collaborative powerhouse in global risk management
Apave UK unites 5 industry leaders, PPL Training, PPL Engineering Services, PIM, Apave IRISNDT, PARC, and Apave TIV to provide a unified approach to safety and compliance across the MOD, Nuclear, Aerospace, Oil & Gas, and Healthcare sectors. For FM ...
Read More »Compass recognised at RoSPA Awards
Compass Group UK & Ireland has been recognised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), for its high standards and commitment to accident prevention. 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the RoSPA Awards, which began as a small ...
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