This Week at theEHP: 09 January – 13 January

by | Jan 13, 2012 | This Week at theEHP |

This Week at theEHP: 09 January – 13 January

Welcome to This Week at theEHP, a summary of the articles that appeared on the site over the previous week.

This week at theEHP we report on criminalising subletting, new funding for Travellers, ENcentre’s Audioboo and prosecutions.

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Thompsons Solicitors have teamed up with the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC ) to call for a shake-up of the Scottish health and safety system to deliver justice and a safety culture in society. The call comes after reports that reveal only 3% of complaints over health and safety failures ever lead to prosecution or enforcement notice in Scotland and that one in three workplace fatalities are not scrutinised by a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI).  Figures produced by the firm – based on the analysis of its cases – also show that it takes an average of 30 months to set up an FAI. Read the full story here. Feel free to make any comments at the end of the article. If you have any questions for Thompsons Solicitor Contact us and we will be happy to forward them on.

ENcentre have provided an Audioboo about the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008. The 5 minute Audioboo provides a useful summary of the primary legislation. If you would like to submit an audio article or Podcast to theEHP, Contact us for more details.

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Encentre Audioboo: The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act – in 5 minutes
The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 gave us LBRO, the Primary Authority Scheme and a new range of civil sanctions. After the enactment was given Royal Assent, Encentre reviewed the legislation and it’s potential impact on business and regulatory services. The clip provides a useful summary to the primary legislation.

Food Safety

Food Safety: £10k fine for mouse droppings in baker’s kitchen
A Twickenham baker has been hit with a £10,000 fine after being caught preparing bread, cakes and pastries in kitchens where environmental health officers found dozens of mouse droppings. Environmental Health officers acted after a tip off from a resident who found a dropping in a bread roll.

Food Safety: Owners of Jimmy Spice fined for poor food hygiene
Merton Council prosecuted the owners of the popular Jimmy Spice’s Restaurant located in Wimbledon Broadway in Wimbledon Magistrates Court on Wednesday 21 December 2011 for offences dating back to March 2011.



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Health & Safety

Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 05 January – 13 January
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE.

Health & Safety: Blackburn landlord to pay £18,000 for putting family at risk
A landlord has been fined after he failed to make sure gas safety checks were carried out at a house in Blackburn, putting a family of eight at risk.

Health & Safety: Thompsons Solicitors calls for shake-up of Health & Safety system in Scotland
Scotland’s leading personal injury firm and health and safety campaigners, Thompsons Solicitors, have teamed up with the STUC in calling for a shake-up of the health and safety system to deliver justice and a safety culture in society.

Housing

Housing: Shapps proposes up to two years behind bars for subletting
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has made proposals to help ensure tenancy cheats who deny social homes to families in need will face justice.

Housing: New site funding for travellers and the settled community
Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today (7 January 2012) announced the successful bids for £60 million of funding that will provide hundreds of new authorised pitches as well as better facilities for travellers on official sites.

Housing: HIMO Landlord prosecuted for multiple offences
A Bracknell Forest landlord has been prosecuted for failing to comply with management requirements for a house let in multiple occupation (HMO) and also failing to comply with Duty of Care regulations in relation to waste (Photo Gallery Included).



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Quick Looks

Safety Media: Food Hygiene Safety DVD & Other Food Hygiene Products
This DVD covers the main principles of Food Hygiene in the workplace. Presented by TV Chef Brian Turner, this DVD is ideal for any company that either deals with food preparation as the main part of their business, or simply has a works’ canteen.

Safety Media: Asbestos the Facts
The inhalation of asbestos fibres is responsible for around 4000 deaths a year. Provide your employees with the essential information about asbestos and its dangers with this DVD.

Safety Media: Fire Containment and Extinguishers – Toolbox Talk
This DVD looks at how to contain fires. It also takes a detailed look at the various extinguishers available and their correct use.

Safety Media: Fire Risk Assessment DVD
This Safety DVD will help the viewer to understand how to correctly and effectively carry out documented Fire Risk Assessments in the workplace.

Safety Media: Fire Safety Essentials DVD
This Safety DVD provides the viewer with in-depth information regarding the principles of fire safety awareness in any workplace. This DVD is suitable for both managers and employees.

All of Safety Media’s DVDs, Training CDs and E-Learning courses are CPD certified (more details here).

Safety Media currently have a BUY 2 GET 1 FREE! special offer (full details here).

Other Quick Looks

Video Preview: Your Noise Complaint
This is the introduction to ENcentre’s Noise Nuisance DVD. The film shows first few minutes of the 15 min DVD aimed at people suffering from noise pollution problems in the UK. It is suitable for individual and local authority use.

Video Preview: Condensation in Homes
This is the introduction to ENcentre’s DVD on condensation in homes. The film is approximately 15 minutes long and provides information to occupants on the prevention of condensation and mould in buildings. It is suitable for local authority and housing association use as a first response to clients.

Essential Apps: Drop a Pin With Google Maps
Welcome to Essential Apps, where we take a quick look at useful iPhone applications. In the first Essential Apps we take a quick look at the Google Maps drop a pin feature. You should find this application useful when you are investigating trespassers on land, noise nuisances or accumulations of waste. Google Maps comes pre-installed […]

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