We thought we’d pass on the news that ITV will this week be airing a one-off special documentary on First Aid in Britain. As far as we know, the programme How to Save a Life will explore the issues surrounding the UK’s poor cardiac arrest survival rates, looking at...
EMERGENCY services were called to remove a gas cylinder from a camper van which caught fire on the A38 in Somerset.Firefighters from Bridgwater were called out to a stretch of the road near the town on Sunday 3rd February.A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service...
HOMEOWNERS have been urged to make sure their chimneys are swept regularly after a spate of fires.Since Friday, January 18, there have been 15 chimney fires to which Avon Fire and Rescue Service have been called with incidents reported in Olveston, Bishopston,...
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 Important Changes to the Asbestos Regulations and how they affect working with asbestos cement products were made in April 2012. In practice the changes are fairly limited. They mean that some types of non-licensed work with...
Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel UK Ltd has been fined after an employee’s hand was caught in a petrol-powered lawn mower in Bristol. In a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Bristol Magistrates Court today (20 August) heard...
A building firm based in Hertfordshire has been handed a fine after a member of the public was hit by a falling piece of machinery. The woman was waiting for a bus on York Road in London when she was struck by the 0.6 metre-square by two-metre high air handling unit....