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How Do You Choose The Right Security System For Your Business?

How Do You Choose The Right Security System For Your Business?

Running a modern business involves finding solutions to a wide range of extremely complex problems. There are few circumstances where this is truer than in security. Keeping your business protected and securing your premises should always be a top priority.  However,...

What are PFAS? The Ultimate Guide to PFAS Chemicals

What are PFAS? The Ultimate Guide to PFAS Chemicals

PFAS are a range of man-made chemicals that have been used since the 1940s in a wide range of both industry and consumer products. They have been frequently used due to their resistance to heat, water, and oil. In recent years, PFAS have been found to have harmful...

Superheroes On Duty at North West Anglia NHS Trust

Superheroes On Duty at North West Anglia NHS Trust

A team of engineers from OHEAP Fire & Security brought a little extra excitement to the children’s ward at Hinchingbrooke hospital, North West Anglia NHS Trust. As part of a series of works across the entire North West Anglia NHS Trust, OHEAP are upgrading the...

How to Protect Yourself From Asbestos

How to Protect Yourself From Asbestos

Do you know how to protect yourself from asbestos? Asbestos is responsible for more than 5000 workplace deaths a year. Although it was completely banned in 1999, many buildings in Great Britain that were built or refurbished before 2000 may contain asbestos. But you...

Emergency Lighting Standards, Important Updates

Emergency Lighting Standards, Important Updates

Staying on top of new developments in emergency lighting standards is crucial, especially for those involved in electrical installs. Legislation drives change focused on saving lives and averting potential disasters. We live in an ever-evolving landscape of safety...

Keep Your Small Paying Guest Accommodation Safe From Fire

Keep Your Small Paying Guest Accommodation Safe From Fire

On October 1st 2023, the UK government released a new comprehensive guide titled "Ensuring Safety in Your Small Paying Guest Accommodation". This was produced in collaboration with experts from the fire, commercial and housing sectors. The new fire safety legislation...

NSI Approved Alarm System: Securing Your Business

NSI Approved Alarm System: Securing Your Business

In today’s digital landscape, data breaches and security threats have become commonplace. Subsequently, many businesses are suffering and the need for robust security measures is non-negotiable. At OHEAP, ensuring the safety and integrity of sensitive information is...

Fire Safety Guidance Changes, October 2023

Fire Safety Guidance Changes, October 2023

Legislative amendments to Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 will begin to take effect starting this weekend, October 1, 2023 and will affect future fire safety guidance.  These changes will modify the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) with the...