articleThe great escape
Gerard Wallace explains the challenges, best practices and legal backdrop when it comes to evacuating high-rise buildings.
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newsBird farm worker seriously injured in shed blaze
A BIRD farm in Leeds has been fined £26,680 after a fire in a rearing shed resulted in serious injuries to one of its employees.
newsBoss and firm fined for illegal waste activities
A DIRECTOR and his waste company have been ordered to pay nearly £110,000 following a case brought by the Environment Agency for illegal waste activities.
productHow to reduce cross-contamination in laundry facilities
THE SAFE and efficient cleaning of contaminated laundry is vital in such settings – with a swathe of guidelines in place to safeguard and maintain hygiene standards.
productBio-based paper towels complement sustainability
TORK, FROM hygiene and health company Essity, provides products and solutions that help customers achieve sustainability goals.
productFire protection at iconic former film studio
A SHARED use office and retail space at the landmark former home of British Pathé is now being protected by Advanced. 360Fire has designed and commissioned a new Advanced fire alarm system with phased evacuation as part of a wider restoration and refurbishment project.
newsNoisy workspaces keeps staff at home
FINANCIAL BUSINESSES encouraging their teams back into the office are failing due to an ‘overwhelming problem with noise’, a new report The UK’s Productivity Pitfall reveals.
newsCompany fined for putting worker in radiation risk
A COMPANY in Berkshire has been fined £16,000 after putting an employee at risk of exposure to ionising radiation.
newsIOSH issues statement on RAAC
REINFORCED AUTOCLAVED aerated concrete (RAAC) poses a very serious safety risk to people using buildings which contain it because of the potential for it to collapse.
newsWaste criminal disqualified from being a company
A MAN has been banned from being a company director for three years after his company dumped asbestos contaminated waste on land in Northumberland.
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