Fire

The GB Health and Safety Executive has recently published a revised version of its fire safety in construction (HSG168) document. 

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published the third edition of its free-to-order Fire safety in construction (https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg168.htm) book, which includes an added focus on eliminating or reducing fire risks at the design stage.

Indigo Sun Retail’s appeal against a court finding it liable for damages over a former employee’s hearing loss and tinnitus has been dismissed.

As we approach the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, we look at progress in tackling widespread safety failings, and at the wider lessons for OSH professionals.

The Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent last Thursday (28 April) although many of its provisions will only come into force in a year to 18 months’ time to provide industry with sufficient time to prepare.

A fire at a paper mill in North Carolina, which erupted in a confined space when a heat gun fell into a bucket of flammable resin, killed two contract workers.

All construction site staff and those with site responsibility should receive specific fire safety training to help limit or mitigate the damage caused by fires on future construction or restoration projects, argues the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).

In the latest of our back-to-basics series exploring core OSH topics, we focus on understanding the IOSH Fire Risk Management Group’s five current principles of fire safety.

A gas company has been fined £5million over an explosion which killed a woman at her home in West Yorkshire.

Everyone involved in the design of high-rise buildings should take a proactive approach to managing building safety by planning ahead and preparing for the biggest overhaul of the regulatory framework in 40 years.