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Industry Updates with Mass Services

As professionals with a wealth of experience and a broad range of partners, we are often aware of the next opportunity or issue to face the built environment.

In order to help guide you through the often changing, confusing world of Facilities Management where regulations, legislation and best practice impact at every business level and can have significant impacts on financial performance, our team will continue to provide relevant information for you and your business.   

 

Latest Updates:

 Budgets Before Safety Concern

Budgets Before Safety Concern

Recent reports suggest that new build projects and refurbishment proposals are facing more strident budget cutting due to the recession; having a detrimental impact on site-safety.

 

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Veolia Cleanaway Site Goes Up In Smoke

International waste management company, Veolia ES Cleanaway (UK) has been fined £150,000 for breaching health and safety regulations

 Avoid Health and Safety Breaches with Mass Services

Health and Safety Breaches at Colpac Ltd

Colpac Ltd, based in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently after their printing company failed an investigation resulting from a staff injury.

 

Asbestos - Biggest UK Killer

Asbestos - Biggest Killer in the UK

The HSE are backing a £1.2million, one month long campaign to educate the country about the UK's biggest workplace killer.

  Mass Services Industry Updates HSE Guidance

HSE Lone Working Guidance

The Health and Safety Executive has produced new guidance discussing working alone, aimed at anyone who employs lone workers.

 

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Disabled Access Under the Spotlight

The Health and Safety Executive continues to be bombarded with complaints relating to Disabled Access to facilities and public centres.

 

Blackpool FC Beaten by HSE

After a routine inspection by Environmental Health officers, Blackpool Football Club has been fined £8,000 for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice.

 

Compliant Asbestos Management

Fines in excess of £25,000 have been handed out to three contractors who removed Asbestos from a Rotherham special school without a licence.

 

Latest Energy Performance Proposals

The European Commission has proposed a strengthening of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Find out how these could impact on your business.

 

Maintenance Failures Lead to Fines

A structural engineering firm that had no record of maintaining electrical equipment over a 50-year period has been fined after a series electrical incident. 

  

Effective Fire Risk Management

With greater media attention given to recent fire related incidents, are you at risk of falling foul of fire risk legislation? Read More...

 

How Safe Are You?

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently published its annual report on workplace health and safety based upon the latest statistics for 2007/2008. Read More...

 

Legionella Legislation News

Existing and proposed legislation and guidance under the Health and Safety Offences Act and the new Corporate Manslaughter Act are further challenges facing Property and Facilities Managers towards the continued compliance of their estates. Read More...

 

Capital Project News

As the economy has slowed and declined into recession, the Government has looked to investment in public services, seeing this as the catalyst to driving the economy forward. Read More...

 

Energy Conservation News

Research has shown that organisations are increasingly looking to incorporate energy and environmental considerations into their strategic plans and operational activities. Read More...

 

Web Hosting News

Within the Facilities Management arena, a growing adoption and implementation of technology has lead Facilities Managers to greater advances in the successful management of their estates and property portfolio. Read More...

 

Space Utilisation News

The Public Authorities are suffering in the present climate with land values sliding as their traditional method of raising funds through sales of land is being weakened. Read More...

 

For further information relating to Mass Services products and services, please telephone us on 0118 977 8560 or email info@mass-services.com.

 

 

 

 

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