newsRemote workers exposed to fire risks
AS HUGE numbers of people working from home adapt to a new working routine, many may be putting themselves at unnecessary risk due to unsafe electrical setups and practices, a charity is warning.
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newsFire safety warning for homeworkers
FIREFIGHTERS ARE issuing urgent #StayHomeStaySafe advice as millions of people complete their first full week of working from home amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
newsTriple sentence for inadequate fire precautions
THREE COMPANIES have been sentenced for failing to take adequate precautions against fire risk when building a timber frame extension to a sheltered accommodation residential home.
newsGlobal fire toxicity conference
AS PART of the review of Building Regulations (Approved Document B), and in response to emerging evidence on long-term firefighter health issues, the government is investigating whether the effects of fire toxicity should be a legal requirement when choosing materials for high risk buildings.
newsFines for failed fire safety at student flats
THREE COMPANIES have been ordered to pay fines totalling £670,000 after admitting fire safety failings at a building used for student accommodation in Leeds.
newsTyre company director nailed for fire safety failings
THE DIRECTOR of a scrap tyre yard has been handed a suspended prison sentence for a series of fire safety offences after an emergency fire door was nailed shut in a building where workers were living.
newsNew measures to improve building safety standards
THE SLOW pace of improving building safety standards will not be tolerated, the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick warned on 20 January 2020.
newsHoarder sentenced for flouting tyre storage laws
A MAN who ran illegal waste sites – dangerously hoarding hundreds of tonnes of waste tyres – has been handed a 12 month suspended prison sentence.
newsHotel fined for fire safety failures
A STRATFORD hotel and its owner have been ordered to pay a total of £45,000 for “serious and systemic” fire safety failures which “put staff and guests at risk”.
productExpanded fire safety range
VSafety, a trusted provider of health & safety and facilities management products, has recently expanded its fire safety range to give a greater choice of fire safety equipment, accessories and signage to businesses across the UK.
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