Health & Safety

In collaboration with hygiene expert Professor Sally Bloomfield, SC Johnson Professional® have developed new guidance titled the ‘8 Moments for Targeted Hygiene’ specifically designed to help break the chain of infection in workplaces and public facilities.

Is your building up to standard to meet the new WELL Health-Safety rating? asks Giulia Mori

SOCOTEC’s Asbestos team has secured two three-year framework agreements with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

The government has announced plans to increase workplace testing for coronavirus during the lockdown.

Bilfinger UK has been appointed as maintenance and projects partner on a six-year contract by Essar Oil UK to carry out services at facilities on its Stanlow site in Cheshire. 

Facilities management and property maintenance operative EMCOR UK has been awarded the Sword of Honour by the British Safety Council. 

Graham has renewed a contract to carry out legionella treatment and risk management services for the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland.

Businesses must ensure their buildings are adequately ventilated, according to guidance updated by the government post-lockdown.

The government’s new guidance on the manufacture and supply of cleaning products is welcome but must go further by having “rigorous checks on products”, according to a network of disinfection experts.

Scheme for rating operational energy efficiency of offices gets UK launch

Companies will be compelled to use digital tools to register and record details of their work under new building legislation, according to safety reformer Dame Judith Hackitt.

A building’s water management strategy during low occupancy periods such as lockdown will depend on how its systems and services have been managed previously, says an industry expert.