Salmonella cases causing increased hospital admissions
13th March 2024
Many press sources are highlighting the “all time high” number of hospital admissions caused by Salmonella infections over the last year, with 1,468 recorded between April 2022 and April 2023.
Read moreOur laboratory gets increasing alert to Pseudomonas
27th February 2024
Enhancing further our capabilities, Pseudalert has been added to the schedule of our UKAS accreditation.
Read moreWFM and sustainability – The state of play
23rd February 2024
The 2023 IWFM Sustainability report was launched last week with the nicely provocative title “Win for planet and profit: trust WFMs more and ROI less”.
Read moreLegionnaires’ disease outbreak - US
16th February 2024
There have been several concerning Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks over the last year related directly to community water supplies. Usually, we find outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease are linked to a water system within an individual property.
Read moreHSE seeking your views on work-related ill health
12th February 2024
The Health and Safety Executive have launched a survey seeking to find how the tools and resources they provide “help the people who influence how their businesses shape both physical and mental health in the workplace.”
Read moreAsbestos, what is your duty?
18th January 2024
The HSE recently launched a campaign called ‘Asbestos – Your duty’, which sets out to remind those who are responsible of their duty to manage the risks associated with asbestos in non-domestic premises.
Read moreHSE launch asbestos service surveys
10th January 2024
Targeting “licensed asbestos removal contractors/asbestos surveyors/asbestos analysts/all organisations who are involved in licensed asbestos work, surveying and sample analysis” the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are launching a series of surveys to start the year off.
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