Fire safety remains a critical legal and operational responsibility for businesses, schools, and construction sites. Guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) continues to emphasise the importance of proactive fire risk management to protect people, property, and business continuity. Below is a practical overview of key fire safety duties and how Armadillo Safety Solutions can support you. Fire Safety: The Basics Fires occur when heat, fuel, and oxygen combine. Whil

Recent enforcement action by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) highlights ongoing, preventable failures across the construction sector. These cases show that basic risk controls are still being missed, and that poor planning, supervision, and compliance continue to put workers at serious risk. In one recent case, a construction company was fined after workers were found operating in a deep excavation with no suitable risk assessment, no safe system of work, and no measure

Recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforcement action highlights common safety failures that are relevant across many sectors, including schools, education settings, offices, and commercial workplaces. These cases show the importance of keeping risk assessments, training, and control measures up to date as organisations change over time. In one recent case, Research and Development in Opening Gates Limited , a metal gate manufacturer based in Lincolnshire, was fined £80

A London construction client, Moses Meisels , has received a 12-week custodial sentence (suspended for one year)  and ordered to pay £10,000 in costs  after multiple dangerous safety failings were uncovered on a synagogue-development site in Hackney. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched an investigation after a worker was found dead on the site in December 2018. While the death was from natural causes, inspectors identified serious breaches of the Construction (Desi