Fire

Two OSH regulatory lawyers explain the key provisions of the new Building Safety Bill in England.

Sam's background as a fireman has stood him in great stead managing hundreds of tonnes of flammable products.

A fire risk assessor has been handed a suspended sentence who failed to lift ceiling tiles or even open riser cupboard doors at three-storey building.

Carl Stokes told the public inquiry into the disaster that he cut and pasted text into fire risk assessments and gave himself unearned post-nominal qualifications.

Hydrogen looks promising as a plentiful alternative to fossil fuels, but the risks of electrical shock and flammability must be managed first, writes Michael Edwards GradIOSH in his latest opinion piece.

The Tenant Management Organisation that ran Grenfell Tower struggled to get a grip on the management of fire safety and health and safety, leading to three critical audits and two notices served by London Fire Brigade, it emerged this week at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Corporate manslaughter charges against the owner of a wood mill where four workers died in an explosion have been dropped.

The rail operator failed, for more than nine months, to prevent water leaking into a substation and to maintain dehumidifiers installed inside.

Peter Baker, head of the new Building Safety Regulator, talks to IOSH magazine about his role in delivering a new regime for high-risk buildings, and how he plans to increase the competence of all professionals working on buildings and ensure effective oversight of the entire building safety environment.

A Bristol-based microbrewery has been fined £120,000 after admitting its failure to comply with fire safety laws resulted in a 2018 fire.