Winter is well and truly with us, and with it come a host of seasonal activities. The environmental changes around us affect the places we work, and this can have a knock-on effect to health and safety – particularly if you haven’t made any accommodations for them. The lower temperatures and longer days completely change… Read More
If you thought asbestos was a settled issue, think again. While the majority of countries worldwide have long since banned the substance, some of the biggest nations keep using and producing it. Perhaps the most egregious is India, which continues to import asbestos at a startling rate, with the bulk of it coming from Russia,… Read More
Since lock down SAMS have been running a large number of training courses remotely over ZOOM, the initial though of this was that it would only to be temporary, 3 years later I was proven to be wrong. In fact, 3 years later it’s shown to be a such a popular and effective way of… Read More
It’s 2023, and an opportunity to start the New Year with new beginnings. Each year is an opportunity to refresh, and for us to step back and reassess what went right and wrong last year, and realign the goals we are heading towards. Where do you want to go? What do you want to do?… Read More
There wasn’t any absence of evidence about the scale of asbestos use around the UK before, as we’ve written about on several occasions. However, the latest news around asbestos in the UK is particularly shocking, as it highlights something many people suspected: that the approach to ‘manage’ asbestos is failing, and that asbestos is too… Read More
We’ve discussed just about every location and source of asbestos on this blog over the years, from fake snow to ironing boards and toilet seats. Some kinds are now just historical curios, unlikely to be seen again. Others, such as the asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in houses, workplaces and outbuildings, remain a very real and present… Read More
While climate change remains at the forefront of the environmental agenda, concerns have been growing around plastic waste. Powerful documentaries such as Planet Earth 2 have shed a light on the magnitude of plastic waste in our oceans, and the devastating effect it is having on wildlife. While companies are increasingly looking to cut down… Read More
Anyone who reads our blog regularly will know that the fight against asbestos is far from over. Yet to many people, the deadly substance that still surrounds us is barely a passing concern. This isn’t helped by the fact that asbestos in work buildings is often hidden from employees, or that there is no legal… Read More
Climate change demands urgent action, and countries across the world are racing to address it. Net zero targets are driving improvements to energy efficiency, in order to reduce the consumption of dirty fossil fuels. One of these changes is the renovation of old properties, and the addition of better insulation, windows and other features to… Read More
The UK construction industry is one of many facing a skills shortage, and one of the areas that’s lacking is management. While there’s a lot to the role, a pillar of site management is site safety – ensuring that everyone around you is going about their jobs in a safe and legal manner. The Site… Read More