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Articles by Aaron David Carter

Aaron David Carter, estates manager, Crown Commercial Service

 Fire safety and evacuation: Step by step

Thursday 14th December 2017
Evacuation chairs are often walked past in corridors with their dusty fireproof covers hanging over them, having never seen the light of day since they were installed. These chairs are critical in the evacuation of those with mobility issues. This means that they need to be managed properly and included in the building fire management plan.
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 Recycler exposed workers to 20X dust limit

Thursday 30th November 2017
A routine inspection of the premises, carried out by two Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors in September 2015, found a catalogue of safety failures.Luton Magistrates’ Court was told that Plasterboard Recycling Solutions had failed to control exposure to plasterboard dust, which had coated floors, walls, ledges and machinery at the site. A follow-up occupational hygiene survey found the concentration of dust exceeded workplace exposure limits.
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