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Free - Health and safety in catering event

HSE — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:00:12 +0000

Copeland Business Support Group free health and safety in catering training event, 27 October, Hensingham, Whitehaven. The event includes advice and information on accident reporting, legionella control, slips and trips, catering safety, plus other areas.

Find out more about this free health and safety catering event

Liverpool hospital fined over legionella

HSE — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:54:57 +0000

HSE has issued a strong health warning after high levels of the legionella bacteria were found at a Liverpool hospital.

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Company fined for inadequate legionella assessments at Welsh care homes

HSE — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:30:26 +0000

HSE is warning companies responsible for carrying out legionella surveys on water systems of the need to ensure that their work is thorough and accurate.

The warning follows the conviction of a Berkshire-based water treatment company for carrying out inadequate and misleading surveys at nursing homes in Blaenau Gwent and Powys.

View company fined for inadequate legionella assessments at Welsh care homes press release

Health warning after Lancashire workers catch legionnaires’ disease

HSE — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:45:44 +0000

HSE has warned companies in Lancashire to ensure they carry out regular, simple checks to protect employees from Legionnaires’ disease.

The warning follows the prosecution of butchery processing company Kepak UK Ltd after two employees caught the disease at Kepak’s Carr Place premises on the Walton Summit Industrial Estate, Bamber Bridge, Preston.

Read Lancashire workers catch legionnaires’ disease press release in full

Crown censure of HM prison service

HSE — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:03:26 +0000

HSE called HM Prison Service to its Nottingham office on 12 June 2009 to answer a Crown censure, arising from a case of Legionella at Nottingham Prison in 2006.

Whilst criminal proceedings cannot be taken against the Crown, administrative procedures, known as Crown censures, are used in circumstances where it is HSE’s opinion that, but for Crown immunity, there would have been sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction in the courts.

View Crown censure of HM prison service press release

Legionella awareness seminar - aqueous tunnel washers

HSE — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:50:58 +0000

HSE held a Legionella Awareness Seminar on 27th March 2009 following two cases of Legionnaires’ disease contracted from a large, conveyorised, aqueous tunnel washer.

Further information on this seminar