With the introduction of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2023, landlords and social housing providers face new challenges and responsibilities regarding fire safety compliance. DDS ...

Expert support for Regulation 38 approvals and fire safety compliance. DDS International ensures your building meets all safety standards before handover. At DDS International, we are committed to ...

This article introduces the Fire Risk Assessment Prioritisation Tool (FRAPT), explains what it is and how to use it. FRAPT is an online tool that helps Responsible Persons (RPs) to prioritise their ...

What is Emergency First Aid? Well it’s exactly that, the first aid to be offered if an incident occurs. Not many of us are confronted with scenes of blood and gore in our everyday lives – so usually ...

As we all try to reopen as part of COVID-19 relaxation measures, I am sure that you will have seen reported “Spikes” in Leicester and Blackburn on the news and local or government action taken to ...

This article contains a list of questions that our health and safety consultants ask when conducting health and safety audits. Each article shows the test, the reason for the question, possible ...

A procedure should be in place for dealing with icy conditions such as gritting external areas and who this responsibility would lie with e.g. mats. Red: Storage on stairs causing a tripping hazard or ...

Ask an employee to explain good lifting techniques. Also check there is no unnecessary manual handling. Amber: Staff able to demonstrate safe handling, but no training records found Green: Staff able ...

These tests are carried out as part of the “Machinery, Electricity & Gas” and “Slips, Trips & Falls” sections of the health and audit. 1. Safety signage is provided in plant rooms as appropriate, e.g.

At time of visit was defective equipment taken out of use, or action taken to prevent its use. As part of our day to day operation we use various items of specialist equipment and it is important to ...

Is personal protective equipment (PPE) provided for staff and visitors, is it suitable and is there a stock held? Select one item of PPE provided and check it is in good repair (e.g. safety shoes, ...

On the 4th October 1992, a Boeing 747F aircraft nose-dived from the sky and slammed into two high-rise apartment complexes in Amsterdam. The impact of the aircraft hitting the corner of 9 floor ...