A major weather event currently developing thousands of miles away in the tropical Pacific Ocean is set to potentially make a very direct, possibly disruptive impression on UK business operations over the next year or two. While the origin...
(Reading time 10 minutes) How to avoid the dangers of “spray and wipe” Every day in commercial facilities, many employees perform the familiar “spray and wipe” ritual on shared workspaces. While this practice looks and smells clean, from a...
What are the dangers of black water in the home? Black water is a hazardous form of domestic water ingress into a property (classed as Category 3, with clean water being Category 1 and grey water Category 2). It...
(Reading time 5 minutes) Biological hazards in secure custody environments range from small-scale contaminants, such as blood smears on a booking desk, to the large-scale fouling encountered during dirty protests. They pose an extreme and legally accountable risk to...
What is a dirty protest, and why do people do it? Prison staff and police officers managing detainees in custodial suites face challenging tasks, but they also encounter an often-overlooked hazard: the dirty protest. A “dirty protest” is the...
What are the biological hazards of a dirty protest? When human waste is weaponised in dirty protests in prisons and police custody suites, the environment shifts from a custodial space to a high-risk biohazard zone. The danger is not...
October carries more than autumn leaves. It brings Unblocktober, launched in 2019, this month-long national campaign and awareness month aims to improve the health of drains, sewers, watercourses and seas by encouraging people to think about what they pour...
Common locations for discarded needles Stereotypical locations such as alleys and underpasses are not the only ones that can be blighted by discarded needles and drug paraphernalia. Public spaces, such as car parks, public toilets and even residential streets...
An End of Tenancy Clean: What is it and Why is it Important? Simply put, an end of tenancy clean is the deep and comprehensive cleaning of a rented property, typically undertaken when a tenant moves out. The aim...
When you think about the causes of water damage, you may naturally think of extreme weather events such as heavy rain or flash flooding. While these events can indeed have an impact on your property, they are far from...