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Refurbishment or building work in an occupied premises is a time of higher fire risk. Escape routes move, detectors are covered, contractors bring tools and materials, and everyone is slightly…

Not all fires are accidents. Deliberate fires can damage buildings, disrupt businesses and put lives at risk. The good news is that a few practical steps can make a premises…

Buildings are often designed so that a fire stays in the area where it starts for a period of time. This is called compartmentation. It buys people time to escape…

A risk assessment is only as useful as the person who carries it out. Whether you need a fire risk assessment or a legionella risk assessment, a few simple questions…

Many workplace fires start with something small: a pile of cardboard near a heater, an overloaded socket, a bin full of oily rags. Good housekeeping costs very little and removes…

A positive legionella sample can be worrying, but it is not a reason to panic. It is a sign that your water system needs attention, and a good plan will…

The best fire safety equipment in the world will not help if people do not know what to do. Staff awareness is a simple, low-cost way to make your workplace…

In an emergency, people rely on signs to find the way out. If signs are missing, faded, blocked or confusing, even a well-planned evacuation can go wrong. Signs that most…

Some buildings are busy at weekends and quiet the rest of the week. Others are full all summer and empty all winter. These patterns create exactly the conditions legionella bacteria…

Legionella bacteria thrive where water is warm and does not move. That makes two features of building pipework worth a closer look: dead legs and little-used outlets. What is a…