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Stay up to date with the latest Health & Safety developments, along with project highlights that showcase how our team supports clients across every sector.

Health & Safety Documentation: What Your Business Actually Needs

August 10, 2026
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Most businesses have health and safety paperwork. Far fewer have the right paperwork, kept current, in a form that would stand up if an inspector asked to see it. This guide sets out what the law … Read more

Health & Safety in Care Homes: What an Annual Audit Should Cover

July 31, 2026
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Mast Safety has recently been carrying out the annual Health & Safety audit programme for Lodge Group Care, a care provider running residential homes, supported living and domiciliary care services across London and Essex. It is … Read more

Health & Safety in Hospitality

July 27, 2026
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Mast Safety is pleased to be supporting Bermondsey Bierkeller with a full package of Health & Safety services, from a Health & Safety audit and Fire Risk Assessment through to Legionella testing, PAT testing, fire safety … Read more

Compartmentation and Fire Stopping: The Fire Protection You Can’t See

July 19, 2026
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Most fire safety is judged by what you can see. Alarms, extinguishers, emergency lighting, signage on the escape route. All of it matters, but some of the most important protection in your building is completely hidden. … Read more

Should Your Competent Person Be In-House or Outsourced?

July 13, 2026
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Once you know you are legally required to appoint a competent person, the next question is a practical one: should that person sit inside your business, or should you bring in an external service? Both are … Read more

What the 2026 HSE Fatality Figures Mean for Employers

July 5, 2026
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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

June 28, 2026
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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

June 21, 2026
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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

June 3, 2026
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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

June 1, 2026
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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

June 1, 2026
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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

May 21, 2026
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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

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