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Fire risk: preventing disproportionate fire damage
Apartment residents are reliant on the elements of construction that are present between their flat and their neighbour's to separate them from the others in the event of a fire. Legally, all walls and floors should be able to resist fire for a sufficient period to allow the fire services to extinguish the adjacent fire or enable evacuation. This article examines the two unfortunate vulnerable openings that may permit the fire to breach these enclosures.
Peter Jackman (2010 - See all articles from 2010)
Evicting Legionella: Don't allow the bacteria to take up residence!
Those with water hygiene responsibility for their organisation must have a legionellosis risk management strategy.
Daniel Pitcher (2010 - See all articles from 2010)
Asbestos guidance
The long awaited publication, 'Asbestos: The Survey Guide HSG264' contains specific guidance for those providing social housing.
John Richards (2010 - See all articles from 2010)
Tenants Services Authority
Introducing the new regulator for social housing
Phillip Morgan (2009 - See all articles from 2009)
Control of asbestos
Guidance will soon be available on the control of asbestos in domestic dwellings.
John Richards (2009 - See all articles from 2009)
Managing exposure to tree risk
Landlords could be liable if risk arising from trees is not properly managed
Keiron Hart (2009 - See all articles from 2009)
Periodic inspection of electric installations
Electrical installations must be shown to be safe and kept that way
Steve Hesketh (2009 - See all articles from 2009)
Changes in gas safety regulation
Introducing the new gas safety regulator
Jeff Learman (2009 - See all articles from 2009)
Keeping out of hot water
It is a shocking and tragic fact that the Health and Safety Executive are aware of four incidents involving fatal injuries to tenants caused by discharge of scalding water: and a further three incidents associated with back boiler explosions
Alison Mathias (2008 - See all articles from 2008)
Asbestos - Reaching Compliance
It is now over three years since the introduction of Regulation 4 and the “Duty to Manage” regulations with the main thrust of this new legislation being – as the name implies – to ensure asbestos in non-domestic premises is adequately managed. Unfortunat
Chris Bishop (2008 - See all articles from 2008)
