Food safety round-up: Hemel food business fined over poor hygiene and Stoke Rochford Hall fined after health and safety breaches
March 19, 2020
A Hemel food business has been fined over £14k for poor hygiene and unnecessary suffering of invading mice and the Owners of Stoke Rochford Hall near Grantham have been fined after health and safety breaches. Read More
5 step guide to legionella risk management for education estates managers
October 24, 2019
What is the appetite for risk amongst managers of education estates with responsibility for health & safety? Read More
15-point plan for reducing the risk from Legionella in tourist accommodation
April 16, 2019
With the Easter break approaching, hoteliers and other accommodation owners are recommended to follow the 15-point plan for reducing the risk from Legionella. Read More
Legionella risk assessments for hospitality & leisure
January 18, 2019
If you are the hotel manager, maintenance manager or property owner you have a legal responsibility and accountability to ensure that occupiers of your premises are suitably protected from water safety risk. You may have appointed, or been appointed as, the Responsible Person. Read More
Council fined after member of public contracted Legionnaires’ Disease
December 11, 2018
A local authority, Tendring District Council, has been fined after a member of public contracted Legionnaires’ Disease following regular use Read More
Keeping safe from Legionella
December 4, 2018
Care home operators must take action to prevent outbreaks of Legionella in their establishments, the Water Hygiene Centre has warned. Read More
New virtual reality system launched for asbestos training
October 4, 2018
Rather than just looking at photos of asbestos in buildings, delegates have 360 degrees view of each learning space, giving them the confidence to be able to identify real life hazards in the workplace. Read More
‘Regrettably in today’s day and age, organisers of large events have to be aware of the heightened security risks’
September 5, 2018
SHP speaks to Emily Peat, Director of Operations at NCC Events and formerly Events Manager at the NEC in Birmingham, about the planning process involved with running a high profile event or exhibition and what considerations need to be made when taking into account event safety. Read More
Bupa fined £3m after Legionnaires’ death of elderly resident
June 15, 2018
A care provider has been fined after a resident at an Essex nursing home contracted Legionnaires’ disease and died. Read More
Guest scalded in hotel bath
May 31, 2018
A hotel has been fined £50,000 after pleading guilty to two charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, following an incident in which an elderly guest was scalded while staying there. Read More