Insights

26th April 2023

Following the sad death of former Labour MP Alice Mahon from mesothelioma, believed to be the result of exposure to asbestos in the workplace, the TUC have renewed calls for all public buildings to be made asbestos free.

24th April 2023

Asbestos-related disease accounts for around 4500 deaths a year in Great Britain, making it “the single greatest cause of work-related deaths” according to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures.

21st April 2023

Remember that on Sunday 23rd April at 15:00, a test Government emergency alert will be sent to all UK smart phones and tablets.

19th April 2023

I have worked in the Facilities Management/Health and Safety profession for nearly 30 years, and now, in 2023 I am still astounded that when a building evacuation (fire) alarm sounds, there are still, to this day, people who do not evacuate a building.

29th March 2023

The HSE recently released their "Summary statistics for Great Britain 2022" - here we break down some of the figures.

20th March 2023

We don’t often talk about radon and usually associate it with the West Country, however here in West Sussex, building regulation required my extension to have a radon barrier below the floor a few years ago.

21st February 2023

The current 23rd Ministerial Department is the newly formed Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).

2nd February 2023

Preserved by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and so kept in our domestic legal framework, is a tranche of EU-derived legislation now termed retained EU law (REUL).