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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr Leandro Herrero, Chief Organisational Architect at The Chalfont Project, discusses system behaviours at work and what impact redirection could make on culture. “The problem of people not working ...

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 ...

A primary focus of COP29 was establishing an additional climate finance goal to replace the previous $100 billion annual target. However, developing nations voiced discomfort, arguing that the ...

Fire is such a potent hazard that the rights of a care home resident to smoke are surpassed by the fire safety obligations of the care home, said a barrister who was involved in the prosecution of a ...