Health and Safety News

In a recently published information sheet, HSE has advised a ‘precautionary approach’ to the use of carbon nanotubes or CNTs. According to the HSE, the information sheet, Risk Management of Carbon Nanotubes, is a guide to be followed until the debate on the toxicity of the material is settled.
The HSE handbook has referred to a [...]

Construction companies and property developers have been warned by the HSE to make sure they provide safe scaffolding, which is inspected regularly, after fines were issued to two companies for a scaffolding collapse in Birmingham.
The scaffolding, measuring between up to 50ft high and covering 100ft along the side of a building, collapsed on 13 [...]

Despite the current economic downturn the British Property Federation (BPF) has stated that, the commercial property industry must continue to adhere to stringent green targets with energy efficient, sustainable buildings.
BPF Chief Executive, Liz Peace, speaking at the Ecobuild conference in London, claimed that, while the downturn has made commercial property struggle, the industry must not [...]

The ABI (Association of British Insurers) has released a statement that UK Businesses working through the recession are being stung by an increasing fire cost threat. This follows recent statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) that claimed that fires in buildings and areas where people meet had declined by 11% to [...]