Fire Safety in Residential Buildings | Director’s Briefing

Since the review of building regulations following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017, new legislation has been introduced, with more to come, specifically aimed at improving the safety of high-rise residential buildings, and other buildings more generally, from the design stage and throughout their lifecycle.

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Fire Risk Management: Fire Hazards | Employee Factsheet

Any person who has control to any extent of the workplace has fire safety duties in respect of those premises. It is their duty to carry out fire risk assessments for the premises.

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The Golden Thread | Director’s Briefing

The ‘Golden Thread’ is defined as “both the information that allows you to understand a building and the steps needed to keep both the building and people safe, now and in the future”.

The requirement for the Golden Thread is part of the UK government’s response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy in which 72 people lost their lives in 2017 and forms part of the requirements set out by the Building Safety Act 2022.

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Creating a Business Case for Wellbeing at work | Director’s Briefing

Building a Business Case for wellbeing within your organisation has several drivers, including worker retention, risk management, productivity, avoiding financial loss, business reputation, reducing sickness and ensuring your organisation complies with its legal responsibilities.

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Topic Guidance | Saudi Arabia | Risk Assessment

💡 Want to see how our international Topic Guidance works? Download your free copy of our guidance for managing your risk assessment responsibilities in Saudi Arabia. You’ll see how we pull everything together for you to drill down into, helping you to see what you need to do in practical terms.

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Topic Guidance | Saudi Arabia | Risk Assessment

We provide detailed and granular guidance on key topics, helping you to instantly see how the law stands in each country. Save hours when trying to see the nuances between countries or where there might not even be any legislation. You’ll easily find information on essential topics and become an instant expert.

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Topic Guidance | Saudi Arabia | Risk Assessment

💡 Want to see how our international Topic Guidance works? Download your free copy of our guidance for managing your risk assessment responsibilities in Saudi Arabia. You’ll see how we pull everything together for you to drill down into, helping you to see what you need to do in practical terms.

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Zero to Landfill | Employee Factsheet

Zero to landfill is a concept where no waste streams go to landfill. Instead, materials are diverted to other uses, for example: cardboard is recycled at paper mills, glass is re-melted, plastic is made into new packaging, and food waste is composted. Waste which cannot be reused or recycled is recovered via methods such as energy from waste, incineration, plasmosis and gasification.

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Topic Guidance | Stress in the Workplace | Netherlands

We provide detailed and granular guidance on key topics, helping you to instantly see how the law stands in each country. Save hours when trying to see the nuances between countries or where there might not even be any legislation. You’ll easily find information on essential topics and become an instant expert.

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Your Guide to Greenwashing

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April 2024 Legislation Update

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Topic Guidance | Italy | Stress in the Workplace

We provide detailed and granular guidance on key topics, helping you to instantly see how the law stands in each country. Save hours when trying to see the nuances between countries or where there might not even be any legislation. You’ll easily find information on essential topics and become an instant expert.

💡 Want to see how this works? Download your free copy of our Topic Guidance for managing stress in the workplace in Italy — you’ll see how we pull everything together for you to drill down into what you need to do in practical terms.

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