Webinar Recap: Navigating CDM Regulations & the Building Safety Act
September 30, 2024On Friday, September 13th, PIB Risk Management hosted a highly anticipated virtual webinar on the Building Safety Act, led by our esteemed construction expert, Paul Lennon (Head of Strategy). ...
Latest Work-Related Fatal Injury Statistics Published
September 16, 2024The HSE has published the statistics for work-related fatal injuries for the period from April 2023 to March 2024. The total number of work-related fatalities for this period was 138; this is a s...
New Guidance for Publicly Accessible Electric HGV Charging Points
September 16, 2024A new, free-to-view standard detailing recommendation for designing safe and accessible charging sites for electric heavy goods vehicles has been published by the British Standards Institution...
Green Wall Guidance
September 16, 2024The Fire Protection Association has released a new set of guidelines, ‘Green and Living Walls as External Cladding: A Joint Guide to Managing Risk.’ As the title suggests, the guidance focus...
Plans to Tackle Lithium Battery Fires Included in King’s Speech
September 16, 2024A new bill that includes proposals to manage the risk of e-bike battery fires has been announced in the King’s Speech in July. The Product Safety and Metrology Bill is intended to support bu...
Making Sprinklers Mandatory For New Care Homes
September 16, 2024In 2023, we reported on a Government consultation covering proposals to introduce a requirement for all new care homes in England to be fitted with sprinkler systems. The consultation conclude...
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry – What Next
September 16, 2024The Grenfell Tower Inquiry published its final report on 4th September. This Phase 2 report is a substantial document of over 1500 pages split into 7 volumes, 14 parts, and 113 chapters. The r...
Re-visiting Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans for High Rise Buildings
September 16, 2024Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (or PEEPs) are used to ensure that those who may need assistance can evacuate safely in an emergency, for example, persons with limited mobility, vision, or...
Updated Compressed Gas Safety Guidance Issued
September 16, 2024The British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) has recently updated a number of their guidance notes and technician information sheets. Updated guidance includes: Guidance Note 40, ‘Medical...
Fire Safety in Mass Timber Buildings
July 5, 2024Arup, a services firm that provides design and engineering advice, has released a guide on the fire-safe design of mass timber buildings. The guide provides in-depth detail on the fire safety ...
New Remote Operation of Vehicles Standard
July 5, 2024In recent years there has been an increase in interest in the remote operation of vehicles, whether this is in the air, at sea or on land. The British Standards Institution (BSI) recently laun...
Road Haulage Association Publishes Direct Vision Standard Guidance
July 5, 2024The RHA (Road Haulage Association) has published a set of guidelines produced by Loughborough University to help firms operating heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in London understand new Direct Vis...
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