Insights

14th March 2024

Nellie Kershaw was a young textile worker at Turner Brothers Asbestos Company in Rochdale, England. She holds a tragic and significant place in occupational health history. Her story, though heartbreaking, serves as a reminder of the dangers of workplace exposure and the importance of safety regulations.

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.

27th February 2024

Enhancing further our capabilities, Pseudalert has been added to the schedule of our UKAS accreditation.

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”.

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.

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.”

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.

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.