Chris Webb takes a look at this guide published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Paul Reeve reviews the BSI's latest publication Risk Management – Code of Practice.

Poisons have been used by humans to rid the world of unwanted spouses, enemies, and political opponents for at least 6500 years, writes Andrew Rankine. Until the recent cases of Litvinenko (Po210) and Markov (ricin), one might have suspected that poisoning was going out of fashion. Certainly, the bullet or the bomb represent a clearer statement, but the stealthy poison surely does have a certain élan.

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This straightforward and readable book, which has been written by a former operational fire officer, aims to help employers carry out their own fire risk assessments.

This toolkit has been built around the themes developed in the earlier EEF publication, Fit for work: The complete guide to managing sickness absence and rehabilitation.

This is an exceptional book, and for anyone in the industrial health and safety business, it provides a terrific reference document on all sorts of matters, writes John Anderson.

By Steve Tombs and Dave Whyte Published by Willan Publishing – tel: 01884 849085 ISBN 978-1-84392-085-4 Price: £19.50 (paperback) Reviewed by Nick Cornwell Smith