With high volumes of substandard PPE and safety equipment on the market, British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) CEO Alan Murray explains how specifiers and users can ensure their products are fit for purpose Personal protective equipment (PPE) is designed to ...
Read More »Leading environment solutions firm joins Compliance Group
Farnborough-based company ph Water and Air Technologies is now part of Compliance Group, adding to the group’s comprehensive portfolio of compliance services. Founded in 2004, ph Water and Air Technologies is one of the leading environment solutions companies operating within ...
Read More »MyTAG in Zip World win
Technology firm, MyTAG, has been selected by Zip World as its IT solutions provider for health & safety, statutory compliance and employee engagement. Zip World is a Welsh outdoor adventure activity company which employs over 700 people across its seven ...
Read More »Compliance in the public services
Amey’s Justice Business Director, Pete Mathieson explains the benefits of transforming public services through effective, compliant estates that deliver the best public services and protect and rehabilitate our prison populations For many very good reasons, regulation now underpins and shapes ...
Read More »Retained EU Law Bill: Do you need to take action?
After months of debate, the Government has made a u-turn on its plan for thousands of EU-era laws to expire automatically at the end of this year. Whatever happens, says Kate Gardner, Health and Safety Trainer for International Workplace, we ...
Read More »Strand Hardware makes its mark
Strand Hardware has made its mark – completing UKCA compliancy more than a year ahead of the new deadline. It completed certifications for all its Panic Hardware product ranges – 290 products in total – at the end of last ...
Read More »Lifts in high-rise buildings
From January 23, 2023 all firefighter and evacuation lifts in high-rise residential buildings are now subject to an additional new monthly check. Lee Dean Director of lift consulting engineers, LECS UK looks at the implications and the new responsibilities for ...
Read More »Asbestos compliance
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 ...
Read More »Common Assessment Standard and PAS 91 become best practice for public sector procurement
Contracting authorities in the public sector must prepare to assess their supply chains using the Common Assessment Standard (CHAS Elite) or PAS 91 (CHAS Advanced) following the release of Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 03/23 which updates the Selection Questionnaire and replaces PPN 08/16. The changes, ...
Read More »Fluorescent banned
A new wave of regulations, including the rewriting of the EcoDesign lighting regulations and the removal of the mercury exemptions for lighting means fluorescent lamps will be banned in the UK from September 2023 says Kevan Shaw, Design Director at ...
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