Safe Working Area charter launched by UKMHA
January 9, 2023
The UKMHA has launched its new Safe Working Area charter - a blueprint to ensure the safety of engineers carrying out forklift maintenance work at a customer’s premises. Read More
Workforce health: Reduce risks using cleaning and maintenance best practice
July 31, 2018
How implementing proper wiping and cleaning procedures can benefit business audits, streamline production and reduce the risks to workforce health. Read More
Firm fined for ‘accident waiting to happen’
July 11, 2017
Killarney Plaza Hotel lift collapsed four floors with five people inside. Read More
Inquest rules golf buggy lake death as ‘accidental’
July 6, 2016
An inquest jury has found that the death of 20-year-old Oliver Floyd, who drowned after a weed spraying buggy toppled Read More
FM focus: Repair and maintenance
May 10, 2016
The facilities manager will typically have full responsibility for a building or site’s plant and equipment, in addition to the Read More
The ‘Spider-men’ of London’s changing skyline
May 6, 2016
By Stuart Alcock, Site Services Manager at Total Access, part of the Arco family Did you know that window Read More
Aldi fined £100k for first health and safety conviction
March 1, 2016
Supermarket chain Aldi and contractors Wilkinson Maintenance have been fined after an unsecured smoking shelter was blown by the wind, Read More
Companies fined after woman gets leg trapped in escalator
February 25, 2016
Multinational lift maker Otis has been fined £240,000 after a 23-year-old woman was seriously injured when her leg became trapped Read More
New access equipment guidance from SAEMA
December 15, 2015
‘Using permanently installed suspended access equipment’ is a new guidance document from SAEMA, the Specialist Engineering & Maintenance Association that Read More
Extra safety precaution for maintenance workers – Bilco
April 15, 2015
Access products company Bilco has launched its new Step Over Stair range, which it claims provides a safe means of Read More
