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Security & safety
The great asbestos threat
National organisation releases infographic for parents, revealing the dangers facing school ag...
Trade body seeks education sector's views on security
British Security Industry Association is researching the procurement attitudes of the educatio...
Questions of identity
A number of trends are affecting the deployment and management of student ID cards in higher e...
Top security at Spring Mews
New scheme Spring Mews secured by integrated RFID access control system
Planning for asbestos
Paul Phillips describes how to go about managing asbestos in schools prior to embarking on a m...
Don't bring the noise
Hearing loss at work is a real danger, say the producers of a new e-learning programme about n...
Lessons in site safety
Refurbishment companies need to find effective ways to keep people on and around construction ...
Greenwich secured with SALTO smart access
The University of Greenwich installs SALTO smart access control system to secure its new Danie...
Fire-struck Follyfield reopens
A school boarding house rebuilt after being destroyed by fire has been officially reopened at ...
Safe in the knowledge
A new guide to security and safety products aimed at architects and specifiers has been publis...
Get it covered!
Michala Ford from Safety Technology International explains a simple way of reducing the number...
Responsibilities shift in H&S
Louise Hosking looks at the implications for schools of new regulations covering on-site safet...
Keeping asbestos under control
Detecting the presence of asbestos in school buildings needn't be a cause for alarm, says Mich...
Access control system updated
Sateon, the browser-based access control system from Grosvenor Technology, has received a new ...
Association responds to asbestos case
The problem of asbestos in schools is worse than was previously thought, says the UK Asbestos ...
Perception of site safety improves
Two thirds of construction workers feel safer at work than they did five years ago, a new stud...
Taking safety seriously
Louise Hosking looks at the implications for health and safety when a school leaves local auth...
Safety during a firefighters' strike
Schools and businesses should prepare for a firefighters' strike, advises health-and-safety co...
Assa Abloy launches energy-saving access system
New access control technology uses lithium-ion batteries to reduce energy costs for education ...
Stair safety website launched
A new website showcasing safe, compliant timber stairs has been launched by the British Woodwo...
York zones in on campus safety
The University of York has launched a free app to help to give round-the-clock safety reassura...
Safe and sound
Louise Hosking believes that the impact procurement can have on the working environment is sti...
Joining forces on fire safety
Upgrading fire detection & alarm systems in student accommodation in Leicester has marked the ...
Fire safety systems upgrade in progress
Unite Students has announced a new reinvestment programme upgrading safety and security across...
Reducing asbestos risk
The presence of asbestos in a building requires careful management if schools are to fulfil th...
Asbestos danger after fire
Council pressure could expose pupils at a Birmingham school to asbestos cancer risk warns the ...
Play it safe
Ensuring that play is safe means regularly inspecting and maintaining play equipment, says Deb...
Safe in the sun
Questions have been raised about the safety of solar panels, but schools can take measures to ...
An open and shut case
Properly fitted fire doors can make the difference between life and death so schools need to m...
Laws on the doors
Failure to fit adequate fire doors could see you winding up in court, facing a heavy fine or e...
School gate checks urged
Parents are being urged to demand that all automated gates at schools and public buildings are...
Under lock and key
Tina Hughan from Assa Abloy offers some advice on ensuring safety within educational and resid...
Bromsgrove kids visit construction site
Children from Bromsgrove School swapped classroom for construction site during an event organi...
Byker kids get Safe Aware
Construction site safety mascot, Luke Safe, is playing his part in ensuring that Newcastle sch...
FDS ensures fire safety at new academy
Fire engineering specialist FDS Consult has lent its expertise to the construction of a new ac...
Alarming times
Michala Ford, marketing manager of Safety Technology International, on the importance of reduc...
Assa Abloy keeps it simple
Assa Abloy has launched its innovative, simplified approach to specification, with its new con...
Health & safety: the movie
The British Safety Council has released a short health and safety film: 'Construction risks: a...
A chemical-free education
Carl Robinson of cleaning and FM specialist Nviro, discusses the use of chemical-free cleaning...
