Firm Fined Following Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak: Ensuring Public Health and Safety
A plastics manufacturing company in West Bromwich has faced fines after a Legionnaires' disease outbreak put workers and the public at...
Private Healthcare Provider Fined for Exposing Workers to Chlorine Gas
A recent incident at The Hampshire Clinic, a private healthcare provider, has raised concerns about the safety of workers and the need...
Combi Boiler and Legionella - The Temperature Conundrum
Hot water is an essential element for any business, particularly those in the healthcare industry. It serves multiple purposes, such as...
Bottoms Up! A Guide to Keeping Your Water Dispenser in tip-top shape
The Question: "I'm a little worried about the water in the water dispenser as it has an awful smell. We are having someone come to look...
Backflow Incident
Water Quality and Backflow Protection - This could easily happen in your building! A primary school complained to their local water...
Places of worship are exempt from health and safety, right?
Places of worship are exempt from health and safety, right? In a word, NO. A place of worship is still fully regulated in health and…..
How Social Distancing Can Increase the Risk of Legionnaire’s Disease
Given recent guidance issued by the HSE and observations made whilst carrying out Legionella risk assessments, I feel that some basic...
Five steps to keeping your water system safe from Legionella Bacteria
As the world returns to work confused and uncertain of the COVID19 🦠 - secure strategies which should be in place to safeguard the staff...
FAKE or NOT? - Buying RPE During COVID19
No doubt the hot topic of the day is face masks. With a massive global demand and not nearly enough supply this is becoming a significant...
To face fit or not to face fit – that is the question.
To face fit or not to face fit – that is the question! Due to the prevalence of COVID-19 and major changes to society as a whole, the...