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Legionella Risk Assessments for Landlords
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No CommentsBCA have been assisting Landlords and Letting Agents comply with their responsibility to risk assess their property for legionella. We have put together a short guide which can be downloaded here: BCA Legionella Guide V2 We have surveyed over 300 residential properties, so please feel free to contact us for an informal discussion or to
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Regulations change for Notifiable Non-Licensed Work on Asbestos
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Medical examinations needed for all workers carrying out NNLW on asbestos from 1st May 2015. The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 requires medical surveillance for workers undertaking licensed asbestos work, and from 1st May 2015, will also cover workers carrying out Notifiable Non-Licensed Work (NNLW) on asbestos. A worker planning to carry out any NNLW,
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Building Compliance Associates now offering Gate Force Tests and Risk Assessments.
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We’re pleased to advise we’re now offering completely independent automatic gate/shutter/barrier risk assessment and force testing. Contact us for more details and/or a sample report. In summary, the requirement is as follows; Following a number of recent fatalities from electrically powered gates, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a series of safety notices.
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Carbon Reduction Commitment update.
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The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy efficiency scheme will be simplified from 2013, providing ‘significant administrative savings’ for businesses in the scheme. The CRC’s Performance League Table will be abolished, and a full review of the effectiveness of the scheme will be held in 2016.
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Christmas Myths.
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Great examples of perceptions that devalue health and safety culture. http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/xmasmyths.htm?ebul=hsegen&cr=1/10-dec-12
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HSE Fee for Intervention Scheme.
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The HSE’s new Fee For Intervention scheme, which will allow the HSE to recover its costs for carrying out its regulatory functions from those companies or individuals found to be in material breach of health and safety laws. The scheme comes into effect from Monday. Is your organisation prepared?
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Fire Safety Guidance for Blocks of Flats/Apartments Available
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The Local Government (LG) Group has led work to develop important new sector-led guidance on fire safety in purpose-built blocks of flats. This was after landlords articulated a number of concerns about how best they can deliver an appropriate level of fire safety in purpose-built blocks of flats. LG Group has worked alongside local authorities,
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BBC News – Two more Legionnaires deaths in Glasgow and Lanarkshire
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Two people have died from Legionnaires’ Disease in the Glasgow and Lanarkshire health board areas, bringing the number of deaths to three. Four other people have contracted the disease over the past few weeks. Health officials are now treating the situation as an outbreak and are trying to identify a common source. Legionnaires’ Disease is