Have you considered health surveillance in your workplace? In addition to monitoring processes, health surveillance might be needed to protect employees from health risks at work. Read more: ow.ly/vFCz50xJcbf #COSHH

Reminder: A risk assessment is not about creating huge amounts of paperwork, but about taking sensible steps to control the risks in your workplace. For example, a simple measure is to use doormats to stop rainwater being tracked in and making the floor slippery.

Always useful to have a reminder #firesafety

New: the High Court has ordered a former Kingspan employee to answer the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's questions after he refused to provide a witness statement insidehousing.co.uk/news/court-ord…

This is such a sad read, firms taking on contracts and admitting they didn’t have the right knowledge to build safety. A lesson must be learnt, and those responsible for making the decisions should be educated more amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/m…

Birmingham shop owner sentenced over fatal fire bbc.in/3anw3mb - Article by BBC News (UK)

❗️ Important non-COVID story ❗️ For a couple of years now, the government has been refusing to test a commonly used cladding system (HPL + phenolic insulation) The test was just done privately and it failed in under nine minutes insidehousing.co.uk/news/widely-us…

Firefighters used a hydraulic platform to fight the flames from above coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-…

*Introduction to Fire Dynamics* I am posting here the recording of my lecture on fire dynamics that I give in the course Combustion Science at Imperial College London. It is 2h long & tailored to Mechanical Engineers. It cover how flames and fire evolve. d2hpwsdp0ihr0w.cloudfront.net/sessions/75b57…

Nice two metre, Two metre, nice.

On Monday, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry is due to resume after a 17 week absence. Here's a quick recap for anyone who needs it (thread) insidehousing.co.uk/insight/grenfe…

Don't let an open fire door close your business. We're urging organisations and businesses not to prop open fire doors and keep Fire Risk Assessments up to date, especially taking into account any COVID related safety measures. READ MORE: wmfs.link/2EiyLz4

The #Grenfell Inquiry Phase 1 report found that ineffective fire doors allowed smoke and toxic gases to spread through the building more quickly than should have been possible. Learn more about #FireDoor standards: bit.ly/35d8Qnt

As #FireDoorSafetyWeek highlights, the correct installation of a fire door is vital to its performance. Download our free guide to make sure your fire door is installed correctly: bit.ly/3mIeF2e #firesafety

Fires Don't Stop - Helen Hewitt CEO of the British Woodworking Federation calls for #firedoor maintenance programmes to be prioritised, especially with more of us working from home due to the #Covid_19 pandemic #FireDoorSafetyWeek Fire Door Safety Week

Grenfell’s cladding project manager was a 25-years-old - whose dad was managing director of company Harley Facades. Rags Martel reports from the Inquiry

Why are fire doors so important? The two sides of this door tell an important story... #FiredoorSafetyWeek Fire Door Safety Week Need advice on fire doors? Visit ow.ly/e51S50BbwTS

Manufacturers often make claims that their products are tested. But how can you be sure that your #FireDoor will perform in the event of a fire? We outline the ways of demonstrating fire door performance here: bit.ly/2FfMWVn