Taking licence – how the HSE is shaking up asbestos removal

In its overhaul of the asbestos licencing regime, the HSE is doing away with one and two-year licences. That's exactly what founder Nick Garland called for - here he explains why it's the right move, what some of the benefits will be, and how we're better placed than ever to help and support LARCs applying for a licence.

Five ways to reduce accident risk in your business

Why should accidents happen? As a licensed asbestos removal contractor, what can you do to manage and minimise the risks of a dangerous business? Here are five essential tips to reducing risk.

Audit insights: top 10 site non-conformance issues June & July 2018

What were the top 10 non-conformance issues we recorded in June and July 2018? Nick Garland has the breakdown.

Beyond Grenfell – Welcoming the Hackitt review

The Grenfell disaster was, among many other things, a failure of building regulations to protect residents. Assure360 founder Nick Garland says it's clear the Hackitt Review had to re-learn the lessons of work health and safety - so did it deliver?

Audit insights: top 10 site non conformance issues Sept & Oct 2017

This is a summary of the non conformance data we collected via the Assure360 app in September and October 2017.

Project Analyst: a peek at the HSE’s findings

Nick Garland shares what he learned from Martin Gibsons’ talk at October’s BOHS roadshow about the long awaited investigation into analyst performance.

Audit insights August 2017: top 10 site non conformance issues

In our regular feature, we take a look at the data collected by Assure360 to understand the issues our peers in the safety industry tackle during site audits and tech reviews.

New analyst guidance part 3: reoccupation certificates and clearances

In the third part of my summary of the new draft Asbestos Analyst’s Guide from the HSE - I’m concentrating on reoccupation certificates and clearances.

Audit insights July 2017: top 10 site non conformance issues

See what the data from the Assure360 app is telling us about the most common non conformance issues on site audits during July 2017.

Audit insights May 2017: top 10 site non conformance issues

See what the Assure360 data is telling us about the most common site incidents and safety audit issues in May 2017.

Our new app: evolution or revolution?

We’ve just released an updated version of the Assure360 app - here’s how it helps to turn auditing into meaningful improvements in safety.

Audit insights: what’s causing non conformance issues on site?

Find out what our app data is telling us about site non conformances and how you could be using the same data to inform site auditing and safety.