Safety Inspectors UK case study The Deck Nightclub fire safety training in Redcar Around six decades of nightclub experience. Twelve members of staff. One venue-specific session designed to make sure the team knows what to do when the music stops and every second matters. FIRE AWARENESS • FIRE WARDEN • PRACTICAL EXTINGUISHER The case study at a glance Venue:...
BS 8674:2025 Fire Risk Assessor Competence: Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5 Explained BS 8674:2025 is changing how fire risk assessor competence is understood in the UK. The direction is right. Standards are improving. But the current position around Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5 fire risk assessment qualifications is still causing confusion...
“It’s Only Occasional Welding”… Until It Isn’t Making Defensible Decisions on Welding Fume Control Using the BOHS Selector Tool For many businesses, welding is not a core activity.It happens occasionally — maintenance, repairs, minor fabrication — and because of that, welding fume control is often treated as a secondary issue. That is exactly where risk...
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.
