The Welsh Government has demanded that all schools must deliver reports on their asbestos levels, in a move that has been welcomed by teaching officials and follows the closure of a school in Caerphilly County last week.
Fire crews tackle laboratory blaze
Firefighters attended a Northern Ireland university after a blaze broke out in one of its laboratories.
Queen’s University fire shuts lab
A chemical laboratory at Queen’s University in Belfast was shut for almost two hours as fire crews battled to contain a blaze.
Technology prevents cooking fires
New technology that automatically shuts down appliances if they get too hot could make domestic cooking fires a thing of the past.
FIA urges restaurants to improve
Incidents in Nottinghamshire and Essex have sparked the Fire Industry Association (FIA) into calling for fast-food outlets across the country to improve fire safety.
Deadly bacterium could provide cure
Bacteria which killed four babies in hospitals in Northern Ireland could be destroyed thanks to a scientific discovery.
Patients moved after hospital fire
Patients had to be moved from a ward after a fire started at a hospital in Cornwall.
Risk from electrical items at work
Personal electrical items that haven’t been safety checked are putting UK workers at risk, according to insurance company RSA.
Essex hospital action over outbreak
A hospital in Essex that failed to protect its patients from the potentially deadly Leagionnaires’ disease is to be prosecuted, it has been revealed.