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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


Covid-19 return to work checklist
As businesses and other organisations across the UK cautiously reopen and people return to work, the prevention of a second wave of...
RiskSTOP
Jul 6, 2020


Covid-19 and employers’ liability risks
With home-working becoming the norm rather than the exception and the provision of PPE suddenly a universal issue, the Covid-19 crisis is...
RiskSTOP
May 5, 2020


Free guide to protecting mothballed premises
The Government has ordered an extensive list of different kinds of businesses and venues in the UK to close due to the Coronavirus...
RiskSTOP
Apr 6, 2020


Not all ‘green’ properties are good!
The illegal cultivation of cannabis in the UK has become a significant threat to properties following an explosion in the number of...
RiskSTOP
Feb 10, 2020


Soon may be the winter of our discontent
RiskSTOP Risk Management Consultant Nicola Seneviratne offers 19 risk management tips to help keep the property claims away this winter…...
RiskSTOP
Nov 21, 2019


What will it take to wake up to this sprinkler fiasco?
RiskSTOP Director Trevor Smith questions whether lessons have been learned from Grenfell… With the benefit of hindsight! It’s a phrase...
RiskSTOP
Aug 7, 2019


Heritage building fires highlight importance of Hot Work Permits
If, as has been hinted at by investigators, the recent Notre Dame fire was the result of hot work as part of a restoration programme, it...
RiskSTOP
Jun 5, 2019


Record levels of stockpiling around Brexit presents risk and underwriting issues
Underwriters and brokers are being advised to watch out for risks associated with stockpiling by commercial policyholders as Britain...
RiskSTOP
Mar 8, 2019


Businesses with a plan cope better with flooding
RiskSTOP Surveys Ltd has produced a new guide for underwriters and brokers, to help them support commercial policyholders and clients in...
RiskSTOP
Oct 22, 2018

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