The Incident On 21st September 1992 at about 1.20 pm at Hickson & Welch Ltd in West Yorkshire, a jet of flames exploded from a manway access opening on the side of a batch still. Two people were killed and…
The serious fire at Associated Octel Ltd has some similarities with The FlixboroughDisaster 1974. These two disasters followed a combination of failures, questioningwhy the lesson had not been learned from Flixborough. The Incident Associated Octel is a chemical manufacturing company…
BSI the National Standards Body have released free guidance to help organisations work safely during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. The guide draws on information from a variety of sources, building on government guidance, and aligns to the recognised PLAN –…
If you’re responsible for implementing an ISO Standard in your organisation it may feel like you need to tackle every requirement on your own. And while ISO Consultants from Assent can support you at every stage, there are some things…
Severe adverse weather conditions in the UK are uncommon but when they do occur it can seem as if the country comes to a stand still. But with improving internet access and an array of cloud services available, most service…
The international standard for occupational health and safety ISO 45001, was a long time coming, with organisations using British Standard OHSAS 18001 as a governance framework for many years. But in 2018 the Project Committee ISO/PC 283 managed to co-ordinate…
