2017, December

Regulations make it compulsory to assess all workplaces for fire risks. After the initial assessment there is no fixed period to review it, but many businesses review fire risk assessments at yearly intervals. A business should designate an employee to continually monitor fire risks.

If there are changes to the workplace buildings or the number of employees increases, then a business must assess how this affects fire risks. Changes such as constructing mezzanine floors, adding warehouse shelvi...

Most offices have several recycling bins for materials such as cans, glass and paper. A new invention, however, aims to cut down the time needed to sort items by replacing office recycle bins with just one container.

The Bin.E smart bin has a series of sensors and cameras that recognise distinct types of rubbish. The rectangular bin has one opening where the rubbish goes. As it falls through the top of the bin, rubbish is automatically sorted and sent to one of four smaller recycling bins plac...

Safety signs have been used for decades to warn people about dangers, and in the UK, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) communicates the guidance and design of the signs.

Rather than being text-heavy, safety signs use symbols that can be easily be recognised. Civilizations have been communicating using pictorial symbols for thousands of years, with Egyptian hieroglyphic writing and runes being examples of communicating via symbols.

The first mass use of signs was on Britain’s roads. The Ro...

The Japanese government has launched a campaign to improve working environments in the country, in an effort to make workplaces healthier for Japanese workers.

This has accelerated the development of new types of office furniture that encourages workers to be more active while they work in the office.

The Kokuyo Company in Osaka has created new office chairs that it calls the “ing”. It has a gliding seat that inclines in every direction as an office worker shifts their body. To remain on t...