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APPROVED DOCUMENT B

Fire, Health & Safety /
 Approved Document B (Fire Safety)   What is an approved document? Approved documents are approved by the Secretary of State and give practical guidance on common building situations about how to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations for England. Different approved documents give guidance on each of the technical parts of the regulations.…

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Competence in Health and Safety

Business Compliance, Health & Safety, Management /
What is competence? Competence can be described as the combination of training, skills, experience and knowledge that a person has and their ability to apply them to perform a task safely. Other factors, such as attitude and physical ability, can also affect someone’s competence. As an employer, you should take account of the competence of relevant employees when you are conducting your risk assessments.…

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Families warned of risk to life from unregistered gas work amid surge in prosecutions of illegal traders

Health & Safety /
Public urged to check Gas Safe Register as new HSE figures released show seventeen people convicted for illegal gas work in the past 18 months alone They include a fraudster who faked the Gas Safe logo to exploit a new homeowner, and a rogue trader whose faulty gas work put a 90-year-old man in danger HSE expert issues Gas Safety Week warning to public of the fatal risks from unsafe gas work Families, homeowners and businesses have been warned not to gamble with their safety by using unregistered gas fitters, as new figures reveal a sharp rise in prosecutions for illegal gas work.…

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British businesses fined more than £44m per year for OSH regulatory breaches

Business Compliance, Health & Safety, Management /
Prosecution charges for health and safety violations are rising year on year, with businesses racking up millions in fines, says Breathe HR, which helps more than 17,000 small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with their health and safety compliance processes. After making a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the HSE to access data on workplace health and safety violations and fines recorded between January 2021 and March 2026, Breathe HR discovered that, collectively, British firms were fined, on average, nearly £44.1m annually across this five-year period.…

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Why Financial Services Firms Can’t Afford to Ignore Health, Safety and Fire Compliance

Business Compliance, Health & Safety, Uncategorized /
How getting the basics right protects your people, your FCA standing, and your reputation Financial services firms are, understandably, laser-focused on regulatory compliance under the FCA. Conduct rules, capital requirements, SYSC obligations — these dominate the compliance agenda. But there’s a legal duty that sits alongside all of this, applies to every employer regardless of sector, and is too often treated as an afterthought: health, safety and fire compliance.…

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HSE Updates Construction

Business Compliance, Construction, Health & Safety, Management /
HSE urges construction companies to strengthen site security Search news  24th June 2026 CorporateNewsPress release As school holidays approach, construction companies across the region are being urged to take additional precautions to keep children safe this summer. While rare, children have tragically lost their lives, and others have been injured, after making their way on to unsecure and unsafe construction sites.…

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Employers urged to act on workplace heat risks as temperatures rise

Business Compliance, Health & Safety /
Great Britain’s safety regulator has called on employers to assess and manage the risks posed by extreme heat, warning that hotter summers could have significant implications for worker health, safety and productivity. The warning from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) follows a heat-health alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and comes as parts of the UK experience unusually high temperatures.…

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Biological Hazards at Work

Health & Safety /
What biological agents are A biological agent is a micro-organism that may cause infection, allergy, toxicity or other hazard to human health. Biological agents at work that can cause infections and disease to employees include: micro-organisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses or parasites agents such as proteins that cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) Some biological agents are referred to as zoonotic.…

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RIDDOR: Consultation launched

Health & Safety, Management /
RIDDOR: Consultation launched A consultation has been launched on The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR).   The consultation is now open for comments. HSE has launched a consultation on The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR). The consultation seeks stakeholder views on a range of legislative and non-legislative proposals to help reduce work-related ill health, one of HSE’s key strategic objectives.…

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Asbestos – it’s still a problem that needs managing

Construction, Health & Safety /
Asbestos: know your building, know your duty This Global Asbestos Awareness Week (1 to 7 April) HSE is calling on businesses, building managers and tradespeople across Great Britain to make sure they’re compliant with law – providing practical support and guidance to help. Facing the consequences: Two companies and site manager prosecuted A site manager received a suspended prison sentence and a 5-year director disqualification after failing to ensure a safe asbestos clear-up at a demolition site.…

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Homeworking HSE Guidance

Health & Safety /
As an employer, you have the same health and safety responsibilities for people working at home as for any other worker This guidance applies to those who: work at home long term routinely split their time between their workplace and home (sometimes called hybrid working) Most of the time, risks to home workers will be low and the actions you should take to protect them will be straightforward.…

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