Welcome to This Week at theEHP, a summary of the articles that appeared on the site last week.
This week at theEHP we report on complaints up, empties down, improving hygiene standards and prosecutions.
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Food Safety
Food Safety: Food hygiene standards improve across Wales
In the two years since the introduction of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) in Wales, hygiene standards in food businesses are improving.
Health & Safety
Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 01 October – 05 October
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. A selection of the latest prosecutions by the HSE. Where possible, links are provided to relevant British Standards, guidance and publications.
Health & Safety: Luton cash and carry fined for slip
Bestway Cash and Carry in Dallow Road has received a heavy fine after pleading guilty at Luton Magistrates Court on 20 September to three offences under the Health and Safety laws.
Housing
Housing: Landlords prosecuted for unsafe property
Lichfield District Council and the Heath and Safety Executive prosecutes a husband and wife for failing to make a building safe.
Housing: Empty properties down by quarter in Wolverhampton
The number of empty properties in Wolverhampton has fallen by a quarter in the last few years – thanks to a crackdown by housing officers (Photos on Flickr).
Housing: Landlords complaints up almost 30%
Complaints about landlords to local councils have increased by 27% in the last three years, a Shelter investigation has revealed (Video Embedded).
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