Bizarre blazes blamed on animals
Animals caused three of the strangest blazes tackled by London Fire Brigade in 2013, new research reveals.
Fire and police ‘merger’ hailed
North Yorkshire’s fire and police services are to begin sharing resources as part of a cost-cutting exercise. The region’s police force has to find £10 million worth of cuts.
Changes to asbestos guidance revealed
Asbestos guidance has been revised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to help businesses understand how to work safely with the harmful material.
Listed building consultation on way
The Department for Culture Media and Sport and the Department for Communities and Local Government are looking for views on the draft secondary legislation to accompany the heritage elements of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013. It is hoped the proposals will reduce the instances in which applications for listed building consent will be […]
Chickens rescued from shed blaze
Firefighters were called out to tackle a fire in a poultry shed containing more than 16,000 chickens on Tuesday morning.
Firefighters to stage new strikes
Firefighters are set to stage fresh strikes over the next couple of weeks, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced.
Human factors driving work changes
Human resource factors are bigger drivers of workplace transformation programmes than cost aspects, a study shows.
Plans to reform petroleum storage announced
The idea is to revoke all existing legislation and consolidate the provisions to be maintained into one single set of new regulations, therefore modernising and simplifying the current legislative arrangements while maintaining existing standards of safety.
Alert issued on fire extinguishers
The poor quality and reliability of some fire extinguishers bought over the internet has been exposed in an industry survey.
Indepth Hygiene – Ducting Fire at Jamie Restaurant
A fire at a Jamie Oliver restaurant in London on the 24 September started in the eatery’s extraction system, it has been reported.