Are schools making the most of the holidays? As the summer break looms, is your school making the most of the empty buildings on getting to grips with their asbestos management plans? When we think of where asbestos might be in the UK, we picture garages/farm buildings/office blocks and pre-fab...
“the estate agent suggested we just take up the tiles and store them outside – because we can move them if we don’t break them up right?” The homeowner should have been told; “You can’t tell if tiles contain asbestos just by looking at them, so you should have them...
As an employer, you must protect your workers from the health risks of working with display screen equipment (DSE), such as PC’s, laptops, tablets and smartphones. The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations apply to workers who use DSE daily, for an hour or more at a time. Incorrect...
Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers are required to assess risks including those that arise from seating in the workplace, and to have arrangements in place to protect employees’ health and safety. Why is seating so important? Most jobs nowadays require people to sit...
If you’re planning some renovation or thinking of selling your property, has anyone mentioned ‘Asbestos’? Did you know asbestos was used in construction of some domestic buildings right up to 2002? It was banned from import from 2000 after its health risks were confirmed; however was still out there so...
According to the Health and Safety Executive website, 5000 workers die from directly-related asbestos diseases every year. This is more people than die in road accidents. We have safety measures on the roads to keep us safe, so it make sense to have safety measures around asbestos for the same...
Although the COVID-19 crisis has meant reducing our staff and services, we are still serving our customers – in an appropriately socially distanced fashion, of course. We have been busy updating our online presence, so that it represents all the latest products and services we offer. Please take a look and let...
