top of page


Are integrated car parks an increasing fire risk?
Integrated car parks have often been seen as relatively low-risk in terms of fire. However, due to the way modern vehicles are...
RiskSTOP
Jun 28, 2021


85% risk improvement compliance, despite Covid-19
The vast majority of commercial policyholders have been willing to comply with underwriters’ risk improvements, despite distraction...
RiskSTOP
Jun 24, 2021


Are we seeing the wood for the trees? The importance of balancing risks when greening our cities
A need for sustainability is driving future cityscapes that are significantly more ‘green’. Architects are increasingly incorporating...
Dave Reynolds
May 20, 2021


Can you ask employees if they’ve been vaccinated? Can employers require employees to be vaccinated?
With more than half of the UK population already vaccinated against Covid-19, questions are emerging around what information employers...
Nigel Raywood
Apr 30, 2021


Podcast: Getting back to construction industry heath & safety risk management basics
Lucian D'Arco, Group HSE Leader at O’Keefe Group, explains why he, and many of his construction industry counterparts, are concerned that...
Johnny Thomson
Mar 30, 2021


Is insurance missing out on the value of near-misses?
Near-misses are a useful indicator of an incident about to happen. However, insurers usually only ever hear about the real misses!...
Nigel Raywood
Mar 16, 2021


Are heatwaves the next big thing we’re not thinking enough about?
In 2020 a significant threat passed by almost unnoticed, due in part to the distraction of the Covid-19 crisis. However, what we...
RiskSTOP
Feb 27, 2021


Fatal fire highlights importance of implementing recommendations
A hotel fire tragedy, in which two guests lost their lives, has highlighted how recommendations arising out fire risk assessments can be...
RiskSTOP
Feb 19, 2021


Podcast: Where next for insurance and risk management?
Our guest this time is Finlay Smith, former Chief Underwriting Officer with RSA and now Chairperson of innovative MGA Accelerate...
Johnny Thomson
Feb 15, 2021


Is timber construction really all that bad?
The use of timber in building projects is on the way up and so a big question now facing insurers is, what does this mean for fire safety?
Dave Reynolds
Jan 25, 2021


Podcast: Safety behind the scenes at Wembley Stadium
Episode 3 provides some exclusive insight into how safety was managed at Wembley Stadium during 2020, after plans for the year were...
Johnny Thomson
Jan 6, 2021


Covid-19 mothballed premises guide updated for latest lockdown
Our free guide to ‘Protecting mothballed premises during the Covid-19 pandemic’ has been revised after the Government introduced new...
RiskSTOP
Nov 5, 2020


Podcast: Continuity planning and the Covid-19 crisis
Business Continuity and Crisis Management expert Charlie Maclean-Bristol, talks about the lessons learned from Covid-19
Johnny Thomson
Oct 8, 2020


Computational fluid dynamics and fire risk assessment
How often have risk engineers surveyed the same site for underwriters or brokers and produced significantly different fire scenarios?
RiskSTOP
Sep 24, 2020


Podcast: Creating a culture of compliance and care
For this episode, we focus on liability issues around injury and ill-health and explore workplace culture and its impact on compliance
Johnny Thomson
Sep 10, 2020


Call to extend ban on combustible materials as Draft Safety Bill published
RiskSTOP is supporting calls for the Government to extend a ban on the use of combustible materials to a wider range of buildings
RiskSTOP
Aug 19, 2020

NEWS AND FEATURES
Regular news, guidance, thought and opinion around risk management
bottom of page
