Following new advice from fire safety experts commissioned by the Secretary of State earlier this year, the Government has set out that EWS1 (External Wall System) Forms should no longer be requested for buildings below 18m. The post Buildings under 18m no longer require EWS1 forms after independent [...]

This week the articles most read on SHP have been: Vue Entertainment Ltd fined £750,000, Is the Health and Safety at Work Act a problem?, ‘111 dead, 188 hurt and a city in shock’, My experience of workplace stress, in an organisation that didn’t see occupational stress as an issue and ‘C [...]

Following Government confirmation that England will move to the final stage of relaxing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on 19 July, IOSH has urged caution around people returning to workplaces. The post IOSH calls for caution around return to workplaces appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, [...]

SHE Software has acquired StoryShare, moving into the rapidly expanding mobile and micro learning market. The post SHE Software acquires learning and engagement SaaS specialist, StoryShare appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

Research confirms an increase in lone workers in the field or on site, in addition to new challenges presented by a remote workforce. The post New research shines light on technology’s role in lone worker safety  appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

Eight positive coronavirus cases recorded among fans who attended FA Cup and Carabao Cup matches. The post Safe events: Capacity crowds return to music and sports events appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

At the beginning of May, the eyes of the UK events business, and the event-going public, focused on Liverpool’s Bramley Moore Dock, which hosted 6,000 people for two nights of live music. Here, SHP sits down with Eddy Grant, Director of Symphotech, the firm behind safety of the event, to look back [...]

UK Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has announced the appointment of two experts to lead the independent review of the system for testing construction products. The post Government appoints experts to review testing system for construction products appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, L [...]

The Office for National Statistics has published a provisional analysis of deaths involving coronavirus, by different occupational groups, among men and women aged 20 to 64 years in England and Wales. The post ONS reveals coronavirus related deaths by occupation statistics appeared first on SHP - He [...]

In a statement released in January, Building Safety Minister Lord Stephen Greenhalgh noted that it was “unacceptable a minority” of buildings identified by the Government as having unsafe ACM cladding have yet to start remediation works. The post ‘Unacceptable’ that some building owners have [...]