Research highlights fire knowledge gaps
ALMOST NINE in ten (85%) UK tradespeople would not know how to react if they encountered a fire at work, according to new research.
ALMOST NINE in ten (85%) UK tradespeople would not know how to react if they encountered a fire at work, according to new research.
REGISTRATION IS now open for Fire Safety Matters Live, which is a one-day conference taking place at The Coventry Building Society Arena on 15 June 2023.
A DENTAL supply company has been fined £30k after an explosion of flammable liquid led to a fire at its premises in Halifax.
ENTITLED ‘RISKY Business’, the latest White Paper issued by Evac+Chair International notes that 25% of circa 500 UK SME business decision-makers don’t know how many disabled and mobility impaired individuals there are within their organisation.
EVAC+CHAIR International will be showcasing its full range of evacuation chairs at The Health and Safety Event, which runs at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from 25-27 April.
THE DISABILITY Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) underpins the current fire safety legislation in England and Wales – the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires that employers or organisations take responsibility for ensuring that all people, including disabled people, can leave the building they control safely in the event of a fire.
THOSE RESPONSIBLE for the safety of high-rise residential buildings in England have six months from April to register with the new Building Safety Regulator.
DANATI FIRE and Safety is a leading investigator of fires and explosions covering Southern Africa.
NEW FIRE regulations that come into force in England on 23 January are ‘a significant step forward’ toward protecting people occupying high-rise buildings, says IOSH.
PROTECTING YOUR workforce is a top priority. For many industries, this requires the use of specific PPE to protect against the relevant hazards present in the workplace.
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