A new guide to emergency lighting to help ensure compliance and safe evacuation of a building has been published by Collingwood Lighting for specifiers and installers. The guide explores factors that can influence the specification such as who is likely ...

Safety signage isn’t the only way to promote health and safety. Effective communication of all types is crucial for workplace safety says Phil Pinnington, Head of Audit & Consultancy, British Safety Council Facilities managers play a critical role in not ...

The OCS Utilities team has been recognised for the third consecutive year with the RoSPA Gold Award for Health and Safety for its tower painting contract. The Utilities tower painting is a specialist service where safety is non-negotiable. Working at ...

Facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions provider, ABM, has been awarded two RoSPA Gold Awards in 2025 – one for Fleet Safety and another for Health and Safety Excellence. The acknowledgement marks the sixth consecutive year the company has achieved gold-level recognition ...

A wide range of maintenance and retrofit tasks require metal cutting but there are several health and safety considerations. Kevin Brannigan, Marketing Manager at Makita explores tools that offer cold and spark-free cutting Whether its installing new or replacement pipework, ...

Members of the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) have been instrumental in new guidance that has been published by the Energy Networks Association (ENA). The guidance, about how to ensure safety with secondary low-voltage electrical supplies could play a major role ...

Compass Group UK & Ireland’s healthcare division, Medirest, has joined the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN), underscoring its commitment to supporting patients with dignity and compassion while promoting a safer hospital environment. RRN is a registered charity with an ambitious vision ...

Global voice alarm and audio safety specialists Vox Ignis has supplied its LexicommPro Emergency Voice Communication System (EVCS) to a state-of-the-art new office development powering the significant digital economy of Teesside. Boho X is a striking new development from Middlesbrough ...

By David Cooke, Founder at Building Design & Management (BDM) With the introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, more commonly referred to as Martyn’s Law – and its receipt of Royal Assent on 3 April 2025, venues ...

Amid forecasts of a major boom in UK construction, Aggreko is advising construction managers to take steps to protect site productivity and worker welfare as extreme heat increasingly becomes the norm on building sites nationwide. The call follows the Glenigan ...