With the Government’s Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill, do we really want to sacrifice our excellent reputation for health and safety? asks Peter McGettrick, British Safety Council Chairman The UK has built an excellent record for health and safety over ...
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RSK Asbestos Managing Director Melissa Fox advises that, with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recording more than 5,000 asbestos-related deaths every year, there needs to be a real commitment to safety and compliance and the requirements of the Control ...
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David Rowan, Sales Director at Chubb explores the growth in lone working and introduces how a new app can assist employers in keeping lone workers safe Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, employers have a responsibility to ...
Read More »International Workplace and DPD shortlisted for SHE Awards
International Workplace and DPD are delighted to announce they have been shortlisted for the prestigious SHE Awards, in the category of the Safer Logistics Award. The award recognises the most impressive achievements in a safety campaign or project throughout the ...
Read More »Cardiac care
Jonathan Gilbert, Managing Director of Defib Machines explains the reasons behind the increase in demand for defibrillators and the importance of maintaining these life-saving devices Health and safety are key considerations for FMs, whether in the provision of fire safety ...
Read More »Retained EU Law entering last chance saloon in House of Lords – now is the time to listen
By Peter McGettrick, British Safety Council Chairman The Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill being debated in the House of Lords on Monday 6 February is a key moment for a piece of legislation which threatens to put our health, safety ...
Read More »Do you need to provide evidence of Health and Safety competence?
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Health and Safety Environment Course and Test meets the health and safety requirements for all Craft and Operative SKILLcards and is designed for those within the heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration occupations. Read what Steven Rawding, HSEQ and ...
Read More »Do you need to provide evidence of Health and Safety competence?
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Health and Safety Environment Course and Test meets the health and safety requirements for all Craft and Operative SKILLcards and is designed for those within the heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration occupations. Read what Steven Rawding, HSEQ and ...
Read More »Thermal comfort
Richard Tibenham, Building Performance Specialist at IES on keeping workplaces safe and productive in extreme weather It has recently become clear that the UK is somewhat unequipped for maintaining ideal working conditions under extreme hot weather events. There is no ...
Read More »Water Safety Forum
Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager at Ideal Standard reports on an event to discuss waterborne pathogens and the role of facilities managers and multi-disciplinary teams in healthcare Following the recent update to British Standard 8580-2: Risk assessments for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...
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