What does a school fire risk assessment do? Fire risk assessment shapes your fire plan. It identifies potential hazards and suggests ways to minimise the danger. The initial goal of a fire plan is to prevent fires from occurring. When they…
Fire Risk Assessment Residential Flats
What is ‘a risk’? First of all, a risk is the likelihood of a hazard to cause harm. When it comes to fire safety, there are two aspects that we assess: potential hazards and risks. The former is anything that is…
Warehouse Fire Risk Assessment
Warehouse fire risk assessment Saving lives This is the primary goal of fire prevention. Our warehouse fire risk assessment will help us create your fire action plan. It will identify potential hazards and risks as well as recommend steps you can…
Don’t take the risk, book a health and safety audit
Health & Safety Fines, fatalities and failure South West Water, KFC, Iceland, Wilko, Howden Joinery, the list goes on. In just a single year, all of these big name companies fell foul of UK health and safety law. The fines levied…
Do you know what hazards your employees are facing? It’s time for a health and safety risk assessment
Health and safety risk assessment You know the ins and outs of every aspect of your organisation, how it works, the staff you’ve hired, its weaknesses and strengths. But understanding the hazards present in the workplace is a different matter. All…
Why The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 matters for your business?
A look at employee health & safety in numbers. In 1974 working in the UK became a whole lot safer as then Secretary of State Michael Foot introduced the Health and Safety Act 1974. Although today the Health and Safety Act…
Stay on the right side of the law, get a Legionella risk assessment
The laws you need to comply with Legionella hasn’t made big headlines since the 1970’s when it was first identified after infecting 234 people at a conference and killing 34 of them. The reason it isn’t in the news so much…
Legionnaires disease – deadly, costly, and unavoidable
Why a Legionnaires risk assessment is vital Every year there are around 500 cases in the UK. Even modern medicine can’t save them all. Those responsible face millions of pounds in fines. We are of course talking about Legionnaires disease, a…
Legionella Testing
Legionella water testing, it’s essential 60°C, that is how hot water needs to get to kill off Legionella, the culprit behind the potentially fatal lung infection Legionnaires’ disease. Any cooler than 60°C and Legionella not only survives, but thrives, only going…
Why risk assessments are vital in an office
Even the relatively safe environment of an office can hide potential risks to employees. Trips and electrical equipment can all contribute to the dangers which is why a risk assessment is key to meeting the standards set out by the Health…