Building owners and occupiers are being warned that the combination of severe winter weather and the pressure to cut maintenance costs could leave them battered by a financial and legal storm. Citing several recent cases, Prop-Search director Chris... Read More
Three weeks after a garments factory collapsed in Bangladesh resulting in the death of 1,100 people, European retailers including Zara, H&M and Primark have signed an accord aimed at improving overall health and safety for all workers. The military rescue... Read More
In the construction industry, health and safety is key to ensuring jobs are completed efficiently, by deadline and, crucially, without danger or harm to anyone on site. Even the slightest cutting of red tape can be a risky manoeuvre – especially in... Read More
Over the last few decades health and safety policies in the UK have slowly become stricter.... Read More
Marks and Spencer, one of Britain’s best loved high street chains has been fined £1 million for failing to protect contractors, customers and employees from exposure to asbestos during commercial property refurbishments.... Read More