Safety questioned as educational premises in England targeted by 80 arson attacks in 2024
CheckFire Ltd has launched ‘The state of arson 2024’, a new report that shines a light on what it calls the ‘alarming rate’ of deliberate fires in schools and other educational premises across the country. According to Home Office data, 80 arson attacks were recorded in England’s schools in the year ending March 2024, resulting […]
Fire door safety issues highlighted in educational environments
ASSA ABLOY’s Door Group has highlighted a lack of fire safety in education environments, calling for urgent action to improve fire door standards, after new Home Office figures show an alarming lack of fire safety systems. Between the financial year 2022/23, 673 educational buildings in the United Kingdom were affected by blazes. Additionally, these statistics […]
Michael Adamson NEBOSH Diploma Scholarship: 2023 applications now open
Applications are now open for the annual Michael Adamson NEBOSH Diploma Scholarship, which is designed to help aspiring health & safety professionals develop the skills they need to succeed in the workplace, advance their careers and keep people safe from harm. The Scholarship is named in memory of Michael Adamson who lost his life in […]
HSE outlines COVID-safe learnings in Scottish schools
Using coloured spots to highlight frequency touched points and introducing alternatives to staggered start and stop times were some of the examples of good practice carried out by schools in Scotland to ensure they are COVID-secure. These are some of the examples of good practice discovered by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors after carrying […]
