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Autumn Newsletter 2026
Autumn Newsletter 2026Our Charity Walk - 5th September WHAT A DAY. WHAT A TEAM. WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT! On Saturday, Team MSA Safety took on an incredible 20-mile challenge across the stunning, but seriously tough, Dorset coastline, tackling endless hills, steep climbs...
Celebrating 20 Years in Business
20 Years of MS Associates (Safety) LtdA reflection from founder Matthew Stevens Twenty years ago, I started MS Associates (Safety) Ltd with more hope than certainty and a firm belief that I could provide a trusted and loyal service. Like many small businesses, it...
Newsletter Winter 2025
Winter Newsletter 2025Celebration Preparations Have Begun! MS Associates (Safety) Gears Up for a Milestone Year: Celebrating 20 Years in Business What began in 2006 as a one-man operation in Matthew Stevens’ spare room has grown into a respected, dynamic consultancy...
Autumn Newsletter 2025
CAS 4.1 Building SafetyThe Common Assessment Standard, has a unified approach to pre-qualifying suppliers across the construction sector and in 2024, it took a significant leap forward: Version 4 integrated a Building Safety section in order to align with the landmark...
Summer Newsletter 2025
Key Regulatory Updates (UK, 2022-2025) Building Safety Act 2022 – Creates a Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and makes duty-holders (Principal Designer, Principal Contractor, “Accountable Person”) personally liable for fire and structural safety in higher-risk...
A JOURNEY TO SAFETY
A JOURNEY TO SAFETYBy Helen Purchon, 2025 Non-Conventional My journey into the world of Health and Safety has been anything but conventional. Rather than starting in construction sites or office environments, mine began with a clarinet in hand, marching in step with...
Spring Newsletter 2025
Company fined £800kAn engineering company has been fined after a labourer died during the construction of a wind farm on the Shetland Islands. Liam MacDonald, from Ross-shire, lost his life on the morning of 5 June 2022 while removing dried concrete from a skip at the...
Winter 2024 Newsletter
Construction Company Fined After Man Left ParalysedA father-of-three was left paralysed from the chest down after falling through a ceiling at a house renovation in Derbyshire. Chesterfield builder Mr Clifford had been working alone installing first-floor joists...
Autumn Newsletter 2024
Two Care Home Directors Fined For Fire Safety OffencesHeavy fine comes as pair found in breach of 12 offences across four premises. Businesses have been urged to check they are compliant with fire safety duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 – as...