A school academy trust has been fined £300,000 after a 19-year-old student died as a result of a ‘series of management ...

This year saw million pound fines for the likes of Openreach and Tata Chemicals but also with smaller firms. From unsafe working conditions, missing or insufficient risk assessments to failing to ...

Ron Alalouff examines a newly published version of BS 9991, aimed at updating design, construction and building management fire safety provisions for all types of residential buildings. A newly ...

The fire risk assessment landscape has evolved since the risk-based approach to fire safety legislation was introduced in the UK in the mid-2000s, Steve Hamm, Chief Executive of the Institution of ...

This week the most-read articles have been: Company and director sentenced for putting workers at risk, Fire safety: A look back at 2024 and forward to what 2025 may have in store, Company fined £600k ...

From unsafe working conditions, missing or insufficient risk assessments to failing to implement their own safety policies, have a read of the biggest health and safety fines of 2024. Read More ...

SHP has announced the winners of its awards for 2024 at a special prize giving event in London. An audience of senior professionals and past award winners gathered at the Safety and Health Expo, part ...

As 2024 comes to a close, we’ve gathered the most-read articles over the year from our readers. This year articles centred on legal analysis of prosecutions and 50 years of the Health and Safety at ...

An international drinks manufacturer has been fined half a million pounds after an employee sustained burns to over 30% of his body. The mechanical engineer had been repairing a defective pump at ...

It has now been over 12 months since increased obligations on Responsible Persons commenced under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (“Fire Safety Order”). These obligations, which ...