HSE Launch Motor Vehicle Paint Spraying Campaign
October 24, 2025Health risks from paint spraying Paint spraying, especially where chemicals known as isocyanates are involved, poses serious health risks like asthma and dermatitis. The HSE recently launched ...
Lifting Equipment and Pressure Systems: A Call For Evidence
October 24, 2025In March the Government announced a “new approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth”, intending to review the regulatory system to ensure it supports growth, is targeted a...
Making PPE Fit As Standard
October 24, 2025The importance of providing suitable PPE Employers are required to provide employees with personal protective equipment (PPE) where risk assessment has identified that it is necessary to prote...
What To Do When It Isn’t Business As Usual
October 24, 2025With floods, fires, IT failures, power outages, and global pandemics, any organisation can experience a serious incident which prevents it from continuing normal operations. Whatever the size ...
Taking Slurry Safety Seriously
October 24, 2025Slurry has been a factor in a number of serious incidents on farms, including fatal incidents when individuals are overcome by slurry gases. These incidents can lead to multiple fatalities whe...
HSE Inspections Find Serious Issues in Protecting Workers From Noise
September 29, 2025Loud noises can cause sensitive cells in the inner ear to become overloaded, leading to temporary hearing loss. Prolonged or repeated exposure can cause permanent damage, leading to conditions...
Welcoming Our New Apprentices
September 29, 2025As the new academic year begins, PIB Risk Management is delighted to welcome two new apprentices to the team. Apprenticeships are a great way to learn while building a career, and this Septemb...
Ensuring Safe Fire Doors
September 9, 2025The effectiveness of a fire door doesn’t just depend on the door leaf (the primary panel of the door that swings open and closed) but also on the various components such as hinges, handles, ...
Fire Fighting Foam Chemical Consultation Launched
September 9, 2025Some fire extinguishers work by creating a blanket of foam over burning material, which smothers the flames and cools the material. Historically a group of chemicals known as Per‑ and Polyfl...
Clarifying Requirements for Fire Doors at Entrances to Flats
September 9, 2025The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 place duties on residents and responsible persons concerning fire doors in all residential buildings with communal areas. For buildings which are mor...
New Building Regulations for Wales
September 9, 2025The Welsh Government recently announced changes to the Building Regulations in Wales. Among other changes, lower the height of a building from 15 m to 11 m so that where there is a material ch...
Mesothelioma Awareness
September 9, 2025Inhaling asbestos fibres is known to be associated with cancers such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, and other serious lung diseases such as asbestosis and pleural thickening. Mesothelioma is...
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