Building Safety Act 2022 imposes new duties on Responsible Persons New fire safety regulations come into force from 1st October. In brief, the Building Safety Act 2022 amends the Regulatory…
Environtec is proud to offer a full suite of health and safety auditing, risk assessment, consultancy, and training solutions for businesses who are keen to outsource the management of this…
Recent data has shown that there has been a 60% rise in e-bike fires in London this year alone. The lithium-ion batteries used to construct electric bikes are designed to…
Following their recent publicised visits to 421 schools throughout the UK to assess the management of asbestos in schools, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has now published its findings…
We’re delighted to confirm that all five of our offices maintained their Category 1 status in RICE Round 123. Regular Inter-laboratory Counting Exchanges (RICE) is a proficiency scheme managed by…
Being able to offer people training and career progression opportunities is important to us at Environtec. If you’re thinking about changing careers, or embarking on a new one, it can…
Often, fire safety is only addressed if something goes wrong, and we want to help make sure this isn’t the case in your organisation. Following the advice of the Regulatory…
Asbestos is still a widespread issue among NHS trusts and boards, according to a report by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The report highlights the presence of asbestos, management, duty…
Asbestos. Most people have heard of it, and lots of people know it’s dangerous, but not as many people know why it was used so widely before being banned for…
Did you know that the new The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 are coming into force in England on 23 January 2023? They are based on most of the recommendations…
At Environtec, there’s nothing we like more than rolling up our sleeves and getting involved with things going on in our local communities. With offices all over the UK, we…
That’s a huge number published in a recent report from The Asbestos Testing & Consultancy Association (ATaC) and the National Organisation of Asbestos Consultants (NORAC) who have analysed more than…
We talked to Surveyor, Ben Rogers, to learn about his experience. When he’s not at work, Ben spends lots of time with family and friends, plays guitar, and trains at…
We’re very proud to have so many stories of people having joined our company either as trainees or industry-skilled individuals who have worked their way up the ladder through internal…
Knowledge of your premises For clients who we work with across multiple services, the knowledge of their premises and the way they work is invaluable. Whether we’re needed for asbestos,…
Recently, we’ve assisted several clients by conducting compliance audits for them. A compliance audit is different from a full inspection, in that we can conduct them on a number of…
From September 2022, HSE will be carrying out inspections to both primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland, and Wales. Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR), anyone with…
Back in 2016, G4S was subject to a hefty fine, when they were found to be in breach of the Health and Safety at Work (HSW) Act 1974. An employee…
With the UK government’s housing target to be delivering 300,000 new homes per year, comes the necessary development of more land. Encouraged by the government’s plans, 70% of brownfield sites…
There is now a greater awareness of the dangers of lead and the need for risk assessments of lead hazard. However, guidelines are vague on how to measure the risk….
Following our most successful UKAS audit ever, we’re delighted to confirm the retention of our UKAS accreditation for Inspection and Testing. The UKAS auditors visited all five of our offices,…
Our engineers can now offer a testing service for the closed-loop heating systems within your building. Regular testing and treatment of the water is important to avoid problems such as…
In the past, many older buildings, such as schools, factories and town halls, had the corridors, rooms and stairwells painted with lead paint. But, if these walls have been repeatedly…
We all know that asbestos can be dangerous if not dealt with correctly, but what is it like to work with it day in, day out? We caught up with Grant Litton-Hayes, one of …