health and safety - first magazine for councillors

Addressing health inequalities and supporting communities to become heart safe

by The Editorial Team

Are the defibrillators in your community registered on The Circuit?

close-up of a woman holding a vape to her face and smoke coming out of her mouth.

Reforming smoking and vaping

by Professor Sir Chris Whitty

Smoking causes extraordinary damage across the country.

A large pile of broken, white concrete slabs.

National body needed on RAAC – LGA

by The Editorial Team

The LGA has reiterated its long-standing call for a national lead body to raise awareness of the use of a collapse-prone concrete in schools and other public buildings.

Fire safety failures

by Councillor David Renard

Help is available for councils trying to enforce safety work on high-rise buildings.