Assessing the risk- Investigating Fire Risk Assessors
March 27, 2024
What happens when a fire risk assessor finds themselves under investigation by the authorities? Hannah Eales from law firm, Kingsley Napley, explores. Read More
Fire risk education key goal of lithium-ion battery podcast
February 2, 2024
Upcoming IFSEC Insider Podcast mini-series on lithium-ion batteries will aim to raise awareness of their fire risk. Read More
Mitigating the risk of Lithium-ion batteries: Eight-step action plan
January 10, 2024
Speaking at FIREX last year, Matt Humby, Senior Technical Sales Consultant at Firechief Global, outlined where the batteries are being used and how to mitigate the fire risk. Read More
Fire Risk Assessment – what does competence really mean?
August 29, 2023
SHP hears from Rob Sherman, Director of Fire Safety at Praxis42 on fire risk assessments and an analysis of what factors can determine competency when it comes to fire safety. Read More
Petrol station ordered to pay over £100k for fire safety risks
March 14, 2023
A company and Director operating a petrol station garage in Lanner have been ordered to pay a total of £108,028 in fines and costs after failing to meet fire safety standards. Read More
Fire safety compliance – an enforcer’s view
February 21, 2023
This webinar explores how organisations can ensure their people are competent and how enforcement officers will assess compliance. Read More
What are the health & safety regulations for maintaining historic buildings?
April 6, 2022
In this article, Dakota Murphey highlights the health and safety regulations for maintaining historic buildings. Read More
New fire safety guides introduced in Scotland
March 15, 2022
Multiple new fire safety guides have been introduced in Scotland, including practical guidance for existing high-rise domestic buildings. Read More
‘38% of businesses do not have suitable fire risk assessments in place’, according to new research
February 4, 2022
As employees return to workplaces following the pandemic, new research has revealed that many companies are ill-equipped to deal with the risk of fire. Read More
New code of practice for external wall fire risk assessment published
January 31, 2022
A new code of practice for the fire risk appraisal of external walls and cladding of multi-occupancy residential buildings has been published by BSI. Read More
