Manual handling
Manual handling causes over a third of all workplace injuries. These include work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) such as pain and injuries to arms, legs and joints, and repetitive strain injuries of various sorts. The term manual handling covers a wide...A38 closed after gas cylinder fire
EMERGENCY services were called to remove a gas cylinder from a camper van which caught fire on the A38 in Somerset.Firefighters from Bridgwater were called out to a stretch of the road near the town on Sunday 3rd February.A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service...CLIENT REMINDER NOTICE OF CHANGES TO REGULATIONS
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 Important Changes to the Asbestos Regulations and how they affect working with asbestos cement products were made in April 2012. In practice the changes are fairly limited. They mean that some types of non-licensed work with...Healthcare provider prosecuted after patient death
A national healthcare provider has been fined £100,000 after an elderly patient died at a private hospital in High Wycombe. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted BMI Healthcare Limited for safety failings that led to the death of Michael Walsh, 85, from...One in 20 hospital beds are occupied by someone with a smoking-related illness
There were 460,000 hospital admissions in England for illnesses attributed to smoking Last year 816,000 set a quit date with NHS Stop Smoking Services One in every 20 hospital beds are taken up by someone with a smoking-related illness, figures revealed yesterday....Want to Chat?
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