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On the day of an inspection, a nursing home should be able to put its fire safety and water safety records on the table without a search. This checklist sets…

Lithium batteries are in e-bikes, e-scooters, power tools, laptops and phones, and many of them are charged at work. They are safe when undamaged and charged correctly. When one fails,…

The cold water storage tank is out of sight in an attic or plant room, and it is often where legionella problems begin. An assessor checks eight things about every…

Hot work is any job that produces heat, sparks or flame: welding, cutting, grinding, soldering, and using blow lamps or bitumen boilers. It is a common cause of fires during…

A thermostatic mixing valve, or TMV, blends hot and cold water so that it comes out of the tap at a safe temperature. It protects people from scalding. It also…

A fire risk assessment report does not make a building safer. Acting on it does. The weeks after the report arrives are when the value is won or lost, and…

A legionella logbook is the record of everything you do to keep your water system safe: temperatures, flushing, cleaning, sampling and repairs. If the checks are not written down, you…

A personal emergency evacuation plan, or PEEP, sets out how one named person will get out of a building in an emergency when they cannot do so unaided. It answers…

A spa pool or hot tub holds warm water, blows air through it and is shared by many people. That combination makes it one of the higher-risk water systems for…

Emergency lighting comes on when the normal lighting fails, so that people can still see the way out. In a fire, the power often goes before everyone has left. If…