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 ...

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 ...

Snickers Workwear’s Protective Wear range is the better-informed choice for professionals who demand quality, sustainable products that match protection standards for hazardous environments and foul weather.* Snickers Workwear delivers a comprehensive selection of ergonomically designed Base-, Mid- and Top-layer working ...

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 ...

Workstation assessments have been neglected and the effect on staff health and wellbeing is becoming a problem says Guy Osmond, Managing Director of Osmond Ergonomics When the world was turned upside-down by COVID, many things fell by the wayside –Digital ...

Poor workplace acoustics can impact the health and welfare of staff if left unchecked. Ben Hancock, Managing Director at Oscar Acoustics, explains why facilities managers should be thinking about acoustic performance and the new role it plays in a post-COVID ...

With the impact of COVID on businesses and the rise and multitude of changes to regulations that BREXIT has brought to the UK, there is a demand for re-labelling warehouses, offices and products. The last 2 years also drove a ...

Conor Logan, Technical Director at Colt explains why maintaining your smoke vents properly is so important Smoke vents are a crucial part of a building’s fire safety system and work in conjunction with other mechanisms such as smoke curtains and ...

The need for deep cleaning to combat disease has never been more pertinent, especially within health and care sectors where efforts to limit contagion have been stepped-up to minimise contamination through contact. This includes doors – entrances to wards, operating ...

Catering facilities must meet stringent safety standards. Here, Jason Webb, Director, Electronic Temperature Instruments, explains how the technology is there to keep both food and people safe There’s been a clear rise in sanitary and safety precautions across most industries ...