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What the 2026 HSE Fatality Figures Mean for Employers
On 1 July, the Health and Safety Executive published its provisional figures for work-related deaths in Great Britain across the 2025/26 year. The headline is one worth pausing on. A total of 126 workers lost their … Read more
HSE Tells Construction Firms to Secure Sites Before the School Holidays
As the summer holidays approach, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a fresh reminder to the construction industry: secure your sites and keep children out. In a press release published on 24 June 2026, … Read more
Heatwaves and Workplace Fire Risk: What Extreme Heat Means for Your Premises
As this is published, the Met Office has an amber extreme heat warning in force across southern and eastern England, including London and the East, for Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 June, with temperatures forecast into … Read more
TfL Team Completes ASIST Suicide Intervention Training
We were proud to host a two-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) course earlier this week, welcoming a team from Transport for London alongside a colleague from Essex Security Services. Over the two days, every … Read more
Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Door Inspections Across a Residential Portfolio
Fire safety in multi-occupied residential buildings is one of the most closely scrutinised areas of compliance in the UK today. Following significant changes to the law in recent years, building owners and managing agents are under … Read more
Office Health & Safety: Employer Obligations and Best Practice
Office environments are often treated as the safe end of the workplace spectrum. There are no scaffolds, no forklift trucks, no heavy machinery, and the most demanding physical task most people face is carrying a laptop … Read more
What Counts as Working at Height? A Guide for Employers and Duty Holders
Working at height is one of the most familiar phrases in UK health and safety, and one of the most widely misunderstood. Most people picture scaffolding, roofs and ladders. The law sees it differently. Anyone working … Read more
What Is SSIP Accreditation and Why Does Your Business Need It?
If you’ve ever lost out on a tender because you couldn’t tick the right compliance box, or if you’ve been asked by a main contractor whether you’re “SSIP accredited” and weren’t entirely sure what they meant, … Read more
Fire Risk Assessment and Health & Safety Support for London Offices
Office environments are often perceived as lower risk than construction sites or industrial premises. In terms of obvious physical hazards, that is broadly true. But office-based businesses in London still carry real legal obligations around fire … Read more