by westoncompliance | Sep 29, 2025 | Construction, Escape Routes, Fire, Health, Health and Safety Executive, Onshore, Safety, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has expanded and reinforced the fire safety framework for construction with a deeper emphasis on risk assessment steps, roles/responsibilities, site GFPs, emergency planning, and high-risk/high-rise considerations.Read...
by westoncompliance | Feb 5, 2025 | Environment, Environment Agency, Fire, Fire fighting systems, protection, Safety, UK, Waste
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated guidance on the regulatory position on when you can store and use waste fire extinguishers to train people to fight fires.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Nov 18, 2024 | Fire, Marine, MCA, Renewables, Safety, Storage, UK
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published a safety bulletin on lithium safety store. The MCA, as the UK Market Surveillance Authority for marine equipment, has been made aware that Lithium Storage Solutions Ltd has claimed that its product, the Lithium...
by westoncompliance | Jun 26, 2024 | Fire, Fire fighting systems, protection, Health and Safety, Occupational Health, PFEER, Safety, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has closed this consultation. The outcome will be published in due course.This consultation ran from midday on 16 May 2024 to 5pm on 24 June 2024.Read more…Source: HSE.
by westoncompliance | May 23, 2024 | Fire, Fire fighting systems, protection, Health and Safety, PFEER, Safety, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently opened a call for evidence to support the preparation of a restriction dossier on PFAS in firefighting foams. To allow additional time for stakeholders to respond, the deadline has now been extended to 24 June 2024.Read...
by westoncompliance | May 16, 2024 | Consultation, Fire, Fire fighting systems, protection, Health and Safety, Occupational Health, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working with the Environment Agency (EA) to prepare a restriction dossier that will assess the risks of PFAS in firefighting foams and invite interested parties to respond with information on:- the use, storage and management...
by westoncompliance | May 8, 2024 | Fire, Fire fighting systems, protection, Marine, MCA, UK
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published this MGN to inform interested parties of the MCA installation and testing requirements for the approval of new fixed aerosol fire extinguishing systems for use in small vessel machinery spaces.Read more…Source:...
by westoncompliance | Feb 28, 2024 | Fire, Health and Safety, Marine, MCA, Safety, UK
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published this marine guidance note to inform interested parties of the MCA installation and testing requirements for the approval of new fixed aerosol fire extinguishing systems for use in small vessel machinery spaces....
by westoncompliance | Oct 10, 2023 | Fire, Occupational Health, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published about how to conduct routine checks on fire doors and provide information to residents. This guide is aimed at Responsible Persons carrying out simple checks upon a fire door. It is based on the assumption that the fire risk assessment...
by westoncompliance | Oct 4, 2023 | Fire, Marine, MCA, Safety, UK
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published guidance making vessels aware of a defect in the PAROC Marine Navis Slab/Mat/Wired 60 structural fire protection. It has been found to not meet the 60-minute requirement, instructions for what to do if it is found...
by westoncompliance | Oct 3, 2023 | Fire, Occupational Health, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published guidance to help you understand your duties under fire safety laws in England and find out whether you are a Responsible Person or Duty Holder under the Fire Safety Order and what responsibilities you have for fire safety. This guide has...
by westoncompliance | Oct 3, 2023 | Fire, Occupational Health, Onshore, Safety, Sanctions, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published guidance documents on fire safety law and guidance for those who have a legal duty for fire safety in a relevant building to help them meet those duties. The legislative guidance ‘Fire Safety Order: Enforcement and sanctions for...
by westoncompliance | Oct 3, 2023 | Enforcement, Fire, Occupational Health, Onshore, Safety, Sanctions, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published this guide to explain how the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (as amended) (“the FSO”) is enforced and advises of the sanctions that are available to Enforcing Authorities if you fail to comply with this legislation. This guide...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, Storage, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for factories and warehouses. This guide gives advice about completing a fire safety risk assessment for all employers, managers, occupiers and owners of...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for offices and shops. This guide gives advice about completing a fire safety risk assessment for all employers, managers, occupiers and owners of premises...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Disability, Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published this guide as a supplement, to be read alongside the other risk assessment guides in this series. It provides extra information on accessibility and means of escape for disabled people. The guide has been published by the Secretary of...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published a 5-step checklist to help people responsible for the simplest premises to complete a fire safety risk assessment. This guide has been published by the Secretary of State under Article 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published guidance for people who have responsibilities under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. You will have such responsibilities if, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, you are a responsible person to whom the...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published a guide by the Secretary of State under Article 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) to assist responsible persons in meeting their duties under the FSO. The Fire Safety Act clarifies the parts of a premises that...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2023 | Fire, Onshore, Safety, The Home Office, UK
The Home Office has published new guidance for people who have responsibilities under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 which has been amended by Section 156 of the Building Safety Act. This guide to understand what new responsibilities you have for...
