This Week at theEHP: 29 October – 02 November

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This Week at theEHP: 29 October – 02 November

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 FSA Research, Legionnaires’ disease, prosecutions and RPT Decisions.

 
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The HSE have published the latest figures for workplace ill health and injury. The figures show a slight falls in major injuries, serious injuries and fatalities. The full details are available here.

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Food Safety

Food Safety: FSA Research – Consumers of lead-shot wild game meat
The aim of this project was to identify high level consumers who eat large amounts of lead-shot wild-game meat in Scotland and to investigate consumption habits and behaviours of these consumers.

Food Safety: FSA Research – Management of listeria monocytogenes in smoked fish production
This review of current practices in the management of Listeria monocytogenes in the smoked fish sector aimed to develop information for food business operators and local food authorities on the key risk areas from farm to end-product for L. monocytogenes contamination and the monitoring and management of these.

Health & Safety

Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 29 October – 02 November
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: HSE publish figures for workplace ill health and injury
The HSE have published the latest figures for workplace ill health and injury. The figures show a slight falls in a number of key areas of workplace ill-health and injury.

Housing

Housing: Cardiff landlord fined for management breaches
Cardiff Council has successfully prosecuted a landlord following breaches of the Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations (Wales) 2006.

Housing: Brighton & Hove to licence smaller shared homes
Tenants will benefit from improved housing conditions and fire safety while neighbourhoods will be better able to tackle problems such as litter and noise as landlords of shared homes become licensed next week (5 November).

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Housing: St Annes landlord prosecuted for failing to keep tenants safe from fire
A fire in a flat at 49 Park Road, St Annes, Lancashire on Thursday 2nd December 2010 in which the occupant was fortunate to escape serious injury and a complaint made by local residents and information received from Fylde Borough Council, prompted an inspection by Fire Safety enforcement officers of seven buildings owned by Lytham landlord Mr Neal Gilligan.

Housing: Landlord’s £15000 in fines for risking safety of tenants
A landlord faces a total of £15,702 in fines and costs after being found guilty at Watford Magistrates Court of nine offences relating to the safety of tenants at his rented property in Bishops Rise, Hatfield.

Public Health

Public Health: Half of Legionnaires’ cases in retuning holiday makers
Around half (116) of the 235 cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales in 2011 were in returning holiday makers. The annual number of Legionnaires’ cases has fallen from 355 cases in 2010, when around a third (114) were in returning travellers.

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RPT Decisions

RPT Decision: Prohibition Order Appeal (LON/00BB/HPO/2012/0011)
This case involves an Appeal against a Prohibition Order served by London Borough of Newham. The Prohibition Order related to six Category 1 hazards namely: fire, excess cold, electrical hazards, lighting, damp and mould growth and falls on stairs; and three Category 2 hazards, namely: personal hygiene, sanitation and drainage, food safety and structural collapse and falling elements. The appeal was dismissed.

RPT Decision: Improvement Notice Appeal (CAM/00KG/HIN/2012/0018)
This case involves an Appeal against an Improvement Notice served by Thurrock Council, relating to a Category One hazard of ‘Excess Cold’ & Category Two hazards for entry by intruders, personal hygiene sanitation and drainage and domestic hygiene.

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