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North West landlord fined for fire safety breaches

Posted: August 7th, 2013 by Eloise

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A landlord in the North West town of Blackpool has been ordered to pay a fine of £36,000 after authorities found that he had breached fire safety rules at one of his rental properties. The fire safety breaches came to light after a fire broke out at the property on Clarence Street in Morecambe in July 2012. The blaze started when a tenant fell asleep while cooking, but the fire alarm did not sound. The property filled with smoke and… Read more »

Rail passengers in Leicester given basic first aid training

Posted: August 6th, 2013 by Craig

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Passengers on trains in Leicester have been given the vital skills and knowledge they need to potentially save the lives of fellow travellers after a first aid training session took place at Leicester rail station. As part of a first aid project headed by a first aid training specialist, rail passengers were given demonstrations of the action they’d need to take if they encountered someone who was choking, bleeding or suffering a heart attack. The demonstrations of crucial life-saving techniques… Read more »

CQC orders Cornwall care home to improve care standards

Posted: August 6th, 2013 by Eloise

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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has ordered a care home in Cornwall to make urgent improvements to its standards of care or it could face further action. The Cornwallis Nursing Home, which is located in St Ives and accommodates around 50 patients, was told that it needed to improve in seven major areas. Many of the improvements needed could be effected by improved care training for staff members, particularly in relation to respecting the privacy and dignity of residents. Issues… Read more »

How often does your workplace hold a fire drill?

Posted: August 5th, 2013 by Dermot

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Can you remember the last time your workplace held a fire drill? A fire drill is when the fire alarm sounds, all employees exit the building through the predetermined escape routes and assemble a safe distance from the building. Fire marshals, employees who have received fire safety training, will lead the exercise and make sure everyone gets out of the building safely and that the drill goes smoothly. The fire marshals will also take a roll call of everyone when… Read more »

Takeaway shut down for food hygiene breaches including insect infestation

Posted: July 29th, 2013 by Craig

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A takeaway restaurant in the suburban London district of Chingford has been shut down after food hygiene inspectors uncovered a serious insect infestation. The Chicks Chicken and Pizza restaurant was inspected by the council’s environmental health team after a member of the public called up with a complaint about a cockroach on a wall of the premises. In an unannounced visit, inspectors found to their horror that the business was infested with German cockroaches, which were everywhere from the walls… Read more »

Drinks producer fined by HSE for health and safety failings

Posted: July 28th, 2013 by Eloise

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A drinks producer has been prosecuted and fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) along with another company after health and safety failings were identified at a factory in the Herefordshire market town of Ledbury. The HSE stepped in to investigate following a serious incident involving a scaffold at the premises of United Beverages Ltd back in October 2009. Health and safety officers identified many breaches of safety in relation to the scaffold. As well as having defects such… Read more »

Billericay care home still needs to make improvements, says CQC

Posted: July 26th, 2013 by Craig

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A care home in Billericay which the Care Quality Commission (CQC) deemed to be failing in delivering the right standards of care still needs to make improvements, the health watchdog has said. The Queens Park Court care home was inspected back in November 2012 and a number of problems were uncovered. The home’s management was told that it had until the end of March 2013 to make the required improvements to areas such as care training for staff and compliance… Read more »

Ramsey restaurant prosecuted for food hygiene failings

Posted: July 25th, 2013 by Eloise

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The owners of an Indian restaurant in the Huntingdonshire market town of Ramsey has been prosecuted over food hygiene breaches within their business. The Bengal Restaurant, joint-owned by Mr Fazir Khan and Mr Noor Ali, was inspected by Environmental Health Protection Officers from Huntingdonshire District Council last April. During the visit, officers found the following problems: • Staff members and delivery drivers walking through raw sewage from a blocked and discharging drain to gain access to the restaurant’s kitchens •… Read more »

The essential fire safety facts your employees need to know

Posted: July 24th, 2013 by Eloise

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All workplaces need to have the right measures in place so that all everyone on the premises will be kept safe if a fire should break out. The responsibility for fire safety falls on the shoulders of employers, and a key part of this is education employees on the essential things they need to know in the event of a fire. Ideally, you should send all of your workers on a fire safety training course, or at least a handful… Read more »

Mum backs paediatric first aid training after daughter nearly chokes

Posted: July 23rd, 2013 by Dermot

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A woman from the Nottinghamshire village of Rainworth is urging parents to take paediatric first aid training after her daughter nearly choked on a lolly and she didn’t know how to save her. 44 year old Siobhan Fullwood, a mother of two, told local newspaper the Nottingham Post that when her daughter Grace started to choke on a lollipop that had come off its stick and lodged in her throat, all she could do was panic. She said the little… Read more »

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North West landlord fined for fire safety breaches

Rail passengers in Leicester given basic first aid training

CQC orders Cornwall care home to improve care standards

How often does your workplace hold a fire drill?

Takeaway shut down for food hygiene breaches including insect infestation

Drinks producer fined by HSE for health and safety failings

Billericay care home still needs to make improvements, says CQC

Ramsey restaurant prosecuted for food hygiene failings

The essential fire safety facts your employees need to know

Mum backs paediatric first aid training after daughter nearly chokes

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