May 2021 | 2 min read
Prosecution For Life Changing Injuries
A garage has been fined after an employee suffered life changing injuries when he fell into a vehicle inspection pit. Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court heard how on 3 September 2018, an employee of GP Motors Works Ltd on the Isle of Wight fell into a vehicle inspection pit more than five feet deep whilst carrying out […]
May 2021 | 3 min read
New Updated NEBOSH Diploma
Sep 2021 The NEBOSH National Diploma is the flagship of NEBOSH qualification and, when launched in 1988, was the first UK vocational qualification to be developed specifically for health and safety professionals. The National Diploma is recognised and reliable and over 13200 learners have achieved the qualification since its introduction. The NEBOSH National Diploma is […]
May 2021 | 4 min read
Take Five Minutes For Fire Doors
As more and more of us are now going back to the workplace, it’s time to start making sure that general H&S issues are up to scratch—as so much of our attention has been focusing on the COVID situation in the last 12 months. Fire protection measures are those building into your building which do […]
May 2021 | 5 min read
BS 9999 Fire Safety Management
Determination of the most appropriate level is based upon the fire risk profile of the premises in question. BS 9997:2017 Fire Risk Management Systems. Requirements with Guidance for Use applies the “Plan-Do-Check-Act” model to implement, maintain and improve fire safety management. In summary, this is as follows: Plan: establish the objectives and processes necessary to […]
May 2021 | 4 min read
Fire Safety Management Systems
Failures in fire safety management are often cited as a contributory factor in serious and fatal fires in the UK. There are both legal and practical drivers for introducing a formal fire safety management system. BS 9997 is a certifiable fire safety management system standard. It sets out the requirements for fire safety management implementation, […]
May 2021 | 2 min read
The Importance of The Humble Fire Door
A fire door is a complex structure that consists of various elements that must be designed, installed and maintained to ensure the fire resistance performance requirements are achieved when required to do so. Apart from maintaining compartmentation, the other main function of fire doors is to allow access and pedestrian traffic flow. The very use […]
