newsUK Government urged to end health and safety deregulation following Grenfell Tower blaze
The UK Government has been urged to scrap its approach to deregulation of health and safety legislation in the light of the Grenfell Tower blaze.
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productGo for zero accidents at work!
Go for Zero guidebook provides an insight in the main safety risks in industrial sectors, includes components and tips to create a Go for Zero safety programme and presents tools to implement it on the workfloor.
newsHSE releases annual workplace fatality figures
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today released its annual figures for work-related fatalities, as well as the number of people known to have died from the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, in 2015.
articleSafety and protection high on the agenda
The Emergency Services Show returns to the NEC, Birmingham on 20-21 September 2017. HSM takes a look at what visitors can expect.
articleHow to ensure everyone is evacuated safely during a security threat
With any emergency, it’s about getting everyone out of a building safely during evacuation as managing director at Evac+Chair International, Gerard Wallace, explains.
articleSo who needs an evacuation chair?
Laws do not stipulate you must have evacuation chairs, however, there are requirements for responsible persons, as determined by legislation, to ensure suitable and sufficient procedures are in place to ensure the safe evacuation of all users of their premises in the event of an emergency – without the dependence on the emergency services.
productEvac+Chair International delivers stairway safety solution for Stoke City FC
As one of the Premier League football clubs committed to complying with the requirements for disabled access set out in Accessible Stadia, Stoke City has chosen stairway evacuation chairs supplied by Evac+Chair to provide safe means of exit for supporters unable to use stairs in an emergency.
newsGrenfell Tower council: ‘corporate manslaughter’?
Amid the ongoing investigation into the Grenfell tower fire, Scotland Yard has announced that there are ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect that The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation have committed corporate manslaughter.
productWhat are the main safety hazards on a construction site?
Construction site safety is a big issue, with 3% of the UK’s construction sector employees experiencing a work-related injury each year.
articleIn the spotlight with Graham Willmott
Each issue we put a BSIF member under the spotlight to share their thoughts on PPE and worker safety & health. This month we talk to Graham Willmott, technical and risk management and quality director at Kee Safety Group and chairman of BSIF Height Safety Group.
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