With the UK Government confirming that mandatory competence requirements for fire risk assessors will be introduced, and independently verified by UKAS-accredited certification bodies, it is vital that fire risk assessors and those commissioning assessments begin pursuing the relevant qualifications and certifications now.
By Jess Mullis, Fire Protection Association on 31 August 2026
Almost three years after the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) began to oversee a new approach to the design, construction and management of higher-risk buildings in England, the BSR continues to improve processes to ensure more efficient and faster approval of all building work applications within scope of the higher-risk regime.
By John Palmer, Building Safety Regulator (BSR) on 05 August 2026
Noise nuisance from an industrial or commercial site can result in costly and time-consuming legal action from regulators and neighbours, but there are practical ways of ensuring noise levels do not exceed acceptable limits and trigger complaints from nearby businesses and residents.
By Emma Tattersdill, Bexley Beaumont law firm on 17 August 2026
British Safety Council has called on the UK Government to ban the import and export of high-silica products within the next five years to protect workers from the risks associated with high-concentration silica containing materials.
By British Safety Council on 20 August 2026
By Thomas Tevlin on 13 August 2026
By British Safety Council on 30 July 2026
By Belinda Liversedge on 29 July 2026
By Belinda Liversedge on 27 July 2026
By Belinda Liversedge on 22 July 2026
As the UK prepares for summers that will regularly test the buildings we work in, the practical business of keeping an indoor workplace safe from heat is no longer purely a policy or HR question. It sits, increasingly, in the building services brief, and safety leaders need to be part of that conversation earlier than most currently are.
By Chloe Miller, CC Consulting on 25 August 2026
By Jess Mullis, Fire Protection Association on 31 August 2026
By British Safety Council on 14 August 2026
By John Palmer, Building Safety Regulator (BSR) on 05 August 2026
Ceramics manufacturer Emma Bridgewater has been handed a £266,666 fine after a young girl was injured by falling broken glass during a Christmas lights switch-on event at its premises in Hanley.
By Belinda Liversedge on 08 July 2026
By Belinda Liversedge on 18 June 2026
By Belinda Liversedge on 11 June 2026
By Belinda Liversedge on 28 May 2026
Noise nuisance from an industrial or commercial site can result in costly and time-consuming legal action from regulators and neighbours, but there are practical ways of ensuring noise levels do not exceed acceptable limits and trigger complaints from nearby businesses and residents.
By Emma Tattersdill, Bexley Beaumont law firm on 17 August 2026
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council CEO on 07 August 2026
By Huma Haq, TUC on 01 August 2026
By Liam Geary Baulch, Heat Strike on 21 August 2026
