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Bermondsey tower block blaze ‘sparked by lightning bolt’ – Telegraph
- June 29, 2011
- Posted by: Gavin
- Category: Fire, Health and Safety
No CommentsAn appropriate fire risk assessment does not mean a building is ‘fire proof’. It will reduce risk however, and ensure that escape routes are appropriate. Bermondsey tower block blaze ‘sparked by lightning bolt’ – Telegraph.
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Jail for boss of illegal waste site ‘the size of five football pitches’ – Telegraph
- June 25, 2011
- Posted by: Gavin
- Category: Environment, Waste
Do you know what happens to your commercial waste? Hugh O’Donnell, 64, of Reading, lead a group which dumped thousands of tonnes of building waste at the massive site at Aldermaston, Berkshire. He was sentenced today at Isleworth Crown Court to four years in prison for money-laundering and 22 months for waste offences, to
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Lorry driver contracts Legionnaires from washer bottle
- June 20, 2011
- Posted by: Gavin
- Category: Health and Safety, Legionella
Help Lincolnshire lorry driver Adrian Denniss is still recovering after contracting Legionnaires’ disease while working in France.Mr Denniss, from Boston, was diagnosed after a chance visit to hospital following a minor road accident.It is believed that he was infected by droplets from his lorry’s contaminated windscreen water bottle which had blown through an open window
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Legionella bacteria detected in train toilet systems
- May 31, 2011
- Posted by: Gavin
- Category: Legionella
Traces of legionella bacteria have been found in the toilet water tanks of two Scottish trains. ScotRail confirmed it had detected the bacteria – linked to the deadly form of pneumonia Legionnaires’ disease – after an inspection of 15 tanks. Train operators across the UK analysed 150 systems for the bug, with one in three
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Update on Commercial EPC Changes due July 1st 2011
- May 12, 2011
- Posted by: Gavin
- Category: Carbon and Energy, Energy Performance Certificate
12th May 2011 Here’s the latest on this. In true Governmental fashion there’s changes being made up to the last minute. What you do need to be aware of is that it is not yet law, and we are waiting for final confirmation. It now appears The Department for Communities and Local Government is now
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BBC News – Two more Legionnaires deaths in Glasgow and Lanarkshire
- May 11, 2011
- Posted by: Gavin
- Category: Health and Safety, Legionella, Uncategorized
Two people have died from Legionnaires’ Disease in the Glasgow and Lanarkshire health board areas, bringing the number of deaths to three. Four other people have contracted the disease over the past few weeks. Health officials are now treating the situation as an outbreak and are trying to identify a common source. Legionnaires’ Disease is
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Asbestos Awareness : the First Step in Managing the Hidden Killer
- May 6, 2011
- Posted by: Gavin
- Category: Asbestos, Health and Safety
Asbestos continues to top the list of causes of death in the workplace. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) there are around 4,000 deaths caused by asbestos related diseases each year in Britain. Plumbers, electricians, gas fitters, telecom and security system engineers along with other building trades are amongst the high risk group
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BBC News – Penhallow Hotel owners fined £80K for safety breaches
- May 4, 2011
- Posted by: Gavin
- Category: Fire, Health and Safety
The owners of a Cornish hotel destroyed by fire have been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay £62,000 costs for failing to meet fire safety standards. Three Staffordshire people died in the blaze at the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay in August 2007. In March O&C Holdsworth Ltd admitted failing to provide proper fire detection and
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Building Compliance Associates providing Commercial Energy Performance Certificates across UK – New Regulations
- April 21, 2011
- Posted by: Gavin
- Category: Energy Performance Certificate
Agents will be held responsible for making ‘reasonable efforts’ to secure an Energy Performance Certificate for their residential and commercial sales and rental stock within seven days of commission, due to regulatory changes set to be introduced on July 1. The regulations currently require an EPC to be commissioned before a property is marketed, with
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No Safe System for Work at Height Fine
- April 21, 2011
- Posted by: Gavin
- Category: Health and Safety
A worker on a house roof in Leeds installing a flue liner down the inside of the chimney put up a roof ladder and had just stepped onto it when it gave way. He fell 7 metres to the ground below, breaking his back, investigation established that he did not know there was a dormer