Fire Door Regulations UK: Checks, FD30 and the Law
Regulation 10 fire door checks, what FD30 and FD30S mean, how to check a fire door, and the failures that come up most often.
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Fire Extinguisher Types and When to Use Each One
The five UK fire extinguisher types, their colour codes, the fire classes each is rated for, and which must never be used on electrical equipment.
Fire Risk Assessment: The 5 Steps Explained
The five steps of a fire risk assessment, who the responsible person is, and why a written record is now compulsory in England and Wales.
Designated safeguarding lead: the role, the training and what KCSIE requires
Every school and college in England must have a designated safeguarding lead, and KCSIE is statutory guidance rather than advice. What the role carries, the two-year training rule, why deputies must be trained to the same standard, and why an online course alone is not enough.
Abrasive wheels training: what PUWER requires
Abrasive wheels no longer have their own regulations — PUWER 1998 governs them, and only a trained competent person may mount a wheel. The hazards that actually cause injuries, what training must cover, and the seven checks that get skipped.
Mental health first aid: what UK law requires and what it does not
There is no legal requirement to have mental health first aiders — HSE considered adding mental health to the First-Aid Regulations and decided against it. What the law does require, what HSE actually recommends, what the MHFA England trademark means, and what the role really involves.
CPR explained: what it does, when to start, and how it works
CPR does not restart a stopped heart — it buys time until a defibrillator arrives. What cardiac arrest is, why agonal gasping is missed, the compression depth and rate per Resuscitation Council UK, hands-only versus 30:2, and why an explainer is not training.
Workplace first aid kits: what UK law actually requires
No single item is legally required in a workplace first aid kit. What the 1981 Regulations require is equipment that is adequate and appropriate. What BS 8599-1 covers, what must never be in the box, how many kits and where, and how often to check.
What first aid training do you actually need?
There is no such thing as ‘the’ first aid course. What you need follows from your workplace first-aid needs assessment. Appointed person vs EFAW vs FAW, what each covers, certificate validity and the 28-day trap, and the one thing you cannot get online.
Risk assessment: what UK law requires and how to do one properly
A risk assessment is a decision, not a form. What Regulation 3 of MHSWR 1999 actually requires, the five steps, the hierarchy of control, what ‘suitable and sufficient’ means, and the seven ways risk assessments fail.