FMJ has partnered with Watco to deliver a webinar on Thursday 30th January where we will be grilling a panel of experts on how facilities managers can maintain a safe workplace while balancing shrinking budgets. The webinar follows the Lifting ...
Read More »Workplace first aid demands a more sophisticated approach from businesses in 2025
St John Ambulance, Englands’s leading first aid charity has declared 2025 the year of holistic workplace health, warning that organisations must proactively address outdated approaches to first aid in the workplace to best protect their employees. As businesses reopen for ...
Read More »Lack of leadership is a key challenge to creating a safety culture
Nearly a quarter of health and safety professionals (23 per cent) say a lack of leadership support is their biggest barrier to embedding a strong safety culture amongst its employees, according to new findings by WorkNest, a leader in employment ...
Read More »Councils’ asbestos management to be assessed during HSE inspection campaign
Hundreds of inspections at council buildings will be carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check councils are managing the risk of asbestos properly. HSE inspectors will visit the head offices of dozens of councils across the ...
Read More »Totalmobile parters with City FM (UK) and City FM Ltd to enhance lone worker safety
Field service management software provider, Totalmobile, has announced a new partnership with City FM (UK) and City FM Ltd aimed at transforming safety measures for approximately 600 colleagues working on contracts with major retailers, including Asda, M&S and Morrisons. This ...
Read More »Going it alone
Technology is the key to ensuring lone worker safety says Jon Woodforth, Chief Technology Officer at Totalmobile As the clocks turn back and the nights draw in, the challenges faced by lone workers across the FM sector become even more ...
Read More »Former RAF firefighter and lab analyst join H & S firm
A former RAF Firefighter and a former Laboratory Analyst are among two new recruits set to strengthen the team at a Northampton-based health and safety consultancy. Acorn Safety Services has appointed former Laboratory Analyst Caitlyn Merrick as a Legionella Consultant and ...
Read More »Ensure a safer workplace with safety signage
Danny Adamson, Managing Director at Stocksigns, explains the relevant requirements for workplace signage and provides guidance on ensuring compliance with UK safety regulations Creating a safer workplace for employees is crucial. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in ...
Read More »Improving H&S compliance on construction sites with temporary CCTV towers
Rapidly declining rates in health and safety standards on UK construction sites is sparking industry-wide concern and a growing need for firms across the country to install temporary CCTV towers, say Kingdom Systems. Kingdom, who secure hundreds of construction sites ...
Read More »Swiftclean Academy adds Highfield Legionella courses
Swiftclean Academy, the industry training facility provided by Legionella and ductwork risk experts Swiftclean, has added to its training portfolio with two new online courses: Legionella Control for Responsible Persons Training Level 3 and Legionella Awareness Level 2: Hot and ...
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