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More Than a Run: Celebrating 6 Years of Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun
Back in 2019, Tetbury Goods Shed Hosted their very first parkrun. Now 6 years later its more than a Saturday morning run with friends, its become a community, a support system and away to celebrate well-being. As we pass our sixth birthday, I have taken a moment to reflect on
New Fire Fighting Foam Regulations Coming into Force – Are your Extinguishers Still Legal?
If you have firefighting extinguishers in your workplace that contain foam (known as AFFF – aqueous film-forming foams), you will need to ensure that by 4 July 2025, they do not contain PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid and its derivatives).
New Simpler Recycling Rules come into Force this March – Is your Business Ready?
How good is your business at recycling? Whilst many companies have made efforts over the last few years to separate general waste and recyclable items, it is now going to be a legal requirement to do so when the new Simpler Recycling Law comes into force on 31 March 2025
New Fire Regulations in the UK and What it means for Non-Domestic Businesses
New Fire Regulations came into force in October 2023 in the latest phase of reforms by the UK government to improve fire safety and building safety following the terrible Grenfell fire in 2017. The new safety guidance was part of the new fire safety legal provisions within section 156 of
What is Safe365 and How Can it help my Business’ Health and Safety?
Clients often ask us at Sureteam to help them ensure that all areas of their health and safety are up to scratch and compliant. In order to assess this, we carry out an audit and check all the processes and procedures are in place to make sure that appropriate risk
Health and Safety Risk Assessment for Football Clubs
On any given weekend you will now find many thousands of local grass root football clubs up and down the country, training and competing in matches. These will be for both men and women, boys and girls and for veterans. But as numbers of players increase, there is also an
What Should Be in a First Aid Box?
Whether you work in an office or on a busy construction site, employ less than 5 people or more than 500, having a first aid kit is essential to treat any minor injuries or wounds that may occur during the working day. But what should or should not go into
Tips for Hosting a Street Party
If you are thinking about hosting a party to celebrate the King’s Coronation, it is always a good idea to think about the possible risks that could cause injury to people attending your party. You should think about how you can minimise things going wrong, and having a back up
New Training Requirements for those Working with Isocyantes
As of 24 August 2023 it will become mandatory that anyone working with diisocyantes will need to have appropriate training prior to using them. The onus will be on the employer to ensure that their staff have been appropriately trained, but whilst the EU currently has training options, the Health
IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards 2023 to be Celebrated in Person
After the last few years where many events had to be taken online due to COVID, it is great to see the IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards 2023 will be celebrated on 18th May in person. The IIRSM Awards will take place at Church House in London and will bring together