Who Really Decides the Fire Alarm Category? Clarifying Responsibility Under BS 5839-1 (2025) – A Fire Risk Assessor’s Perspective The recent guidance issued by the Fire Industry Association (FIA), aligned with the 2025 update to BS 5839-1, was intended to clarify the correct use of fire alarm system categories. Despite good intentions, many Responsible Persons,...
Supporting Expectant Mothers in the Workplace: Why Pregnancy Risk Assessments Matter Safety Inspectors UK Ltd – This Week in Durham, North East England This week, Safety Inspectors UK Ltd carried out two comprehensive Pregnancy Risk Assessments for businesses in Durham, North East England, helping employers meet their legal duties and ensure that expectant mothers remain...
This morning I had the pleasure of delivering a Toolbox Talk on Working at Height to the team at Dinsdale Plumbing & Heating, one of Stockton-on-Tees’ most trusted and well-established plumbing and heating specialists. As a Worcester Bosch Accredited Partner, Dinsdale Plumbing & Heating are known across the North East for their high standards, excellent...
A recent job really brought this home for me: two commercial units in a mixed-use building, both with fresh fire risk assessments, both doing almost nothing with the actions. The same building has already suffered severe fire damage. In the UK we have a national EPC register that anyone can search – yet fire risk assessments still live in ring-binders and inboxes. This post explores why that’s a dangerous gap and makes the case for a national fire risk assessment register to bring real accountability.
Supporting Mamxiety Play Café: A Fire Risk Assessment with Heart in Guisborough At Safety Inspectors UK, we’ve had the privilege of supporting all kinds of businesses across the North East — but every so often, a project comes along that truly captures the spirit of the local community. This week, we had the pleasure of...
Health and safety is not just about hard hats, hi-vis, and avoiding physical injury. It’s about people. It’s about ensuring that every worker—regardless of their role, background, or identity—can do their job free from harm. That includes protecting them from emotional harm, abuse, and discrimination. Today, one of the plumbers working for one of our...
This week, Safety Inspectors UK Ltd partnered with Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP to take safety management across their offices to the next level. Our team visited the firm’s Barnard Castle and Wynyard sites to carry out detailed building scans, asset plotting, and critical safety date tracking — helping TBI strengthen compliance, streamline maintenance, and ensure safer workplaces for staff and visitors alike. This collaboration highlights TBI’s commitment to excellence, not just in law, but in creating safe, well-managed environments that reflect their professional standards.
Coffee, Collaboration & Fire Safety: A Catch-Up with Alpha Facilities Services 🔥☕ It’s always great to grab a coffee with ex-firefighters Joseph Wattis and Jonathan Hoole — two guys who’ve brought their experience and passion for fire safety together to create Alpha Facilities Services Limited. What started as a quick catch-up turned into a deep...
At Safety Inspectors UK, we’re often called in to support projects that carry a mix of complexity and heritage. One recent job in Central London was a perfect example. Our role was to support the principal contractor by reviewing and developing the method statement and risk assessments for work on a Victorian red-brick building with...
Funny Friday: When One Extinguisher Just Isn’t Enough On a recent site visit, I stepped into a workshop and couldn’t help but laugh. Lined up along the wall were fire extinguishers—every single type you could think of.Water, foam, CO₂, dry powder… even a sign for a wet chemical one (though that was missing in action)....
